Robert Joseph Paton Williams
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Robert Joseph Paton Williams MBE
FRS (born 1926) is an English chemist
and an Emeritus Fellow at Wadham College as well as an Emeritus Professor at the University of Oxford
. He was elected Fellow of The Royal Society
in 1972 and is a Foreign Member of the Swedish, Portuguese, Czechoslovakian and Belgian science academies. He is a medallist of the Biochemical Society
(twice), the Royal Society (twice), the Royal Society of Chemistry
(three times), the European Biochemical Societies (twice) and the International Union of Biochemistry. He won the Royal Medal
in 1995.
Williams was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2010 New Year Honours for services to the community in North Oxford.
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
FRS (born 1926) is 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...
and an Emeritus Fellow at Wadham College as well as an Emeritus Professor at the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
. He was elected 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 1972 and is a Foreign Member of the Swedish, Portuguese, Czechoslovakian and Belgian science academies. He is a medallist of the Biochemical Society
Biochemical Society
The Biochemical Society is a learned society in the United Kingdom in the field of biochemistry, including all the cellular and molecular biosciences.-Structure:...
(twice), the Royal Society (twice), the Royal Society of Chemistry
Royal Society of Chemistry
The Royal Society of Chemistry is a learned society in the United Kingdom with the goal of "advancing the chemical sciences." It was formed in 1980 from the merger of the Chemical Society, the Royal Institute of Chemistry, the Faraday Society and the Society for Analytical Chemistry with a new...
(three times), the European Biochemical Societies (twice) and the International Union of Biochemistry. He won the Royal Medal
Royal Medal
The Royal Medal, also known as The Queen's Medal, is a silver-gilt medal awarded each year by the Royal Society, two for "the most important contributions to the advancement of natural knowledge" and one for "distinguished contributions in the applied sciences" made within the Commonwealth of...
in 1995.
Williams was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2010 New Year Honours for services to the community in North Oxford.