Patrick Linstead
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Sir Patrick Linstead CBE
, DSc
, HonDSc, DIC, HonFCGI, HonMIMM, FRS (28 August 1902, London – 22 September 1966, London (heart attack)) was an English chemist
.
. The following year, he was appointed professor of organic chemistry at Harvard University
in Cambridge, Massachusetts
, USA.
In World War II
, he worked on military research, studying explosives and metals.
After several further academic appointments, he later became the Rector of Imperial College
.
Linstead was a pioneer in the chemistry of phthalocyanine dyes and studied allylic tautomerism
.
Linstead Hall at Imperial College is named in his honour.
He was made a Fellow of the Royal Society
in 1940.
He was also a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) and was knighted in 1959.
, England. She held a doctorate from Oxford University, and later took a position as principal of an education college at Oxford.
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...
, DSc
DSC
-in academia:* D.Sc., Doctor of Science* Doctor of Surgical Chiropody, superseded in the 1960s by Doctor of Podiatric Medicine* Dalton State College, Georgia* Daytona State College, Florida* Deep Springs College, California* Dixie State College of Utah...
, HonDSc, DIC, HonFCGI, HonMIMM, FRS (28 August 1902, London – 22 September 1966, London (heart attack)) was an English chemist
Chemist
A chemist is a scientist trained in the study of chemistry. Chemists study the composition of matter and its properties such as density and acidity. Chemists carefully describe the properties they study in terms of quantities, with detail on the level of molecules and their component atoms...
.
Career
In 1938, Linstead was appointed Firth Professor of Chemistry at the University of SheffieldUniversity of Sheffield
The University of Sheffield is a research university based in the city of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. It is one of the original 'red brick' universities and is a member of the Russell Group of leading research intensive universities...
. The following year, he was appointed professor of organic chemistry at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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, USA.
In World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, he worked on military research, studying explosives and metals.
After several further academic appointments, he later became the Rector of Imperial College
Rector of Imperial College
The Rector of Imperial College is the highest academic official of Imperial College London. The Rector is the chief executive, elected by the Council of the college and Chairman of the Senate. The position is currently head on an interim basis by Keith O'Nions after the resignation of Roy Anderson...
.
Linstead was a pioneer in the chemistry of phthalocyanine dyes and studied allylic tautomerism
Tautomer
Tautomers are isomers of organic compounds that readily interconvert by a chemical reaction called tautomerization. This reaction commonly results in the formal migration of a hydrogen atom or proton, accompanied by a switch of a single bond and adjacent double bond...
.
Linstead Hall at Imperial College is named in his honour.
He was made a Fellow of the Royal Society
Royal Society
The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is a learned society for science, and is possibly the oldest such society in existence. Founded in November 1660, it was granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II as the "Royal Society of London"...
in 1940.
He was also a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) and was knighted in 1959.
Personal life
In 1930, Linstead married Aileen Edith Ellis Rowland, daughter of a fellow researcher at Imperial College. Aileen died in 1938 giving birth to the couple's only daughter. Linstead remarried in 1942 to Marjorie Walters of AberdareAberdare
Aberdare is an industrial town in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Dare and Cynon. The population at the census was 31,705...
, England. She held a doctorate from Oxford University, and later took a position as principal of an education college at Oxford.