Edmund Hirst
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Sir Edmund Langley Hirst CBE
FRS FRSE (21 July 1898 Preston, Lancashire to 29 October 1975 Edinburgh), was a British chemist.
He held the Forbes Chair of Organic Chemistry at Edinburgh University and was head of department there from 1959 to 1964.
He was also President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
between 1959-1964.
He assisted Norman Haworth in 1934 when he became the first to synthesize Vitamin C
.
CBE
CBE and C.B.E. are abbreviations for "Commander of the Order of the British Empire", a grade in the Order of the British Empire.Other uses include:* Chemical and Biochemical Engineering...
FRS FRSE (21 July 1898 Preston, Lancashire to 29 October 1975 Edinburgh), was a British chemist.
He held the Forbes Chair of Organic Chemistry at Edinburgh University and was head of department there from 1959 to 1964.
He was also President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Royal Society of Edinburgh
The Royal Society of Edinburgh is Scotland's national academy of science and letters. It is a registered charity, operating on a wholly independent and non-party-political basis and providing public benefit throughout Scotland...
between 1959-1964.
He assisted Norman Haworth in 1934 when he became the first to synthesize Vitamin C
Vitamin C
Vitamin C or L-ascorbic acid or L-ascorbate is an essential nutrient for humans and certain other animal species. In living organisms ascorbate acts as an antioxidant by protecting the body against oxidative stress...
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