John Humphrey Plummer Professor of Theoretical Chemistry
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The John Humphrey Plummer Professorship of Theoretical Chemistry
was established in 1932 from a bequest of £200,000 under the will of John Humphrey Plummer, an estate agent
of Southport
, to the University of Cambridge
for the advancement of science.. The title of the professorship was originally inorganic chemistry, but was changed in 1932 to theoretical chemistry.
The professorship was discontinued in 1968.
Theoretical chemistry
Theoretical chemistry seeks to provide theories that explain chemical observations. Often, it uses mathematical and computational methods that, at times, require advanced knowledge. Quantum chemistry, the application of quantum mechanics to the understanding of valency, is a major component of...
was established in 1932 from a bequest of £200,000 under the will of John Humphrey Plummer, an estate agent
Estate agent
An estate agent is a person or business that arranges the selling, renting or management of properties, and other buildings, in the United Kingdom and Ireland. An agent that specialises in renting is often called a letting or management agent...
of Southport
Southport
Southport is a seaside town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England. During the 2001 census Southport was recorded as having a population of 90,336, making it the eleventh most populous settlement in North West England...
, to the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
for the advancement of science.. The title of the professorship was originally inorganic chemistry, but was changed in 1932 to theoretical chemistry.
The professorship was discontinued in 1968.
John Humphrey Plummer Professors of Theoretical Chemistry
- 1932-1953 Sir John Lennard-JonesJohn Lennard-JonesSir John Edward Lennard-Jones KBE, FRS was a mathematician who was a professor of theoretical physics at Bristol University, and then of theoretical science at Cambridge University...
- 1954-1967 Hugh Christopher Longuet-HigginsH. Christopher Longuet-HigginsHugh Christopher Longuet-Higgins FRS was both a theoretical chemist and a cognitive scientist. He was born on April 11, 1923 in Kent, England and died on March 27, 2004....