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The '''Yusuf Hamied 1702 Chair of Chemistry''' is one of the senior [[List of Professorships at the University of Cambridge|professorships]] at the [[University of Cambridge]], based in the [[Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge|Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry]]. |
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|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=2005|isbn=0521828732}}</ref> |
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==History== |
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Founded in [[1702]] by the university as simply 'Professor of Chemistry', it was retitled as the Professorship of [[Organic Chemistry]] in [[1943]], and in [[1991]] was renamed after a benefaction from the oil company [[BP|British Petroleum]]. |
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Founded in 1702 by the university as simply 'Professor of Chemistry', it was retitled as the Professorship of [[Organic Chemistry]] in 1943, and in 1991 was renamed after a benefaction from the oil company [[BP|British Petroleum]]. In recognition of a donation from [[Yusuf Hamied]], in 2018 the professorship was renamed the Yusuf Hamied 1702 Chair of Chemistry.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ch.cam.ac.uk/news/giving-new-name-our-oldest-chair |title=Giving a new name to our oldest Chair |website=Department of Chemistry |publisher=University of Cambridge |date=7 November 2018 |access-date=18 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=Approval of Graces submitted to the Regent House on 7 November 2018 |url=http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/reporter/2018-19/weekly/6527/section7.shtml#heading2-13 |journal=[[Cambridge University Reporter]] |issue=6527 |date=21 November 2018 |access-date=5 September 2019}}</ref> |
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== Professors of Chemistry == |
=== Professors of Chemistry === |
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* [[Giovanni Francisco Vigani]] ( |
* [[Giovanni Francisco Vigani]] (1703–1713) |
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* [[John |
* [[John Waller (chemist)|John Waller]] (1713–1718) |
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* [[John |
* [[John Mickleburgh]] (1718–1756) |
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* [[John Hadley (chemist)|John Hadley]] (1756–1764) |
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* [[Richard Watson]] (1764) |
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* [[Richard Watson (chemist)|Richard Watson]] (1764–1771) |
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* [[William Farish]] (1794) |
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* [[ |
* [[Isaac Pennington]] (1773–1793) |
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* [[William Farish (professor)|William Farish]] (1794–1813) |
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* [[James Cumming]] (1815) |
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* [[ |
* [[Smithson Tennant]] (1813–1815) |
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* [[James Cumming (chemist)|James Cumming]] (1815–1861) |
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* [[William Jackson Pope]] (1908) |
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* [[George Downing Liveing]] (1861–1908)<ref>{{Cite journal | doi = 10.1038/115127a0| title = Dr. G. D. Liveing, F.R.S| journal = Nature| volume = 115| issue = 2882| pages = 127| year = 1925| last1 = Pope | first1 = W. J.| doi-access = free}}</ref> |
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* [[William Jackson Pope]] (1908–1939)<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Gibson | first1 = C. S. | title = Sir [[William Jackson Pope]]. 1870–1939 | doi = 10.1098/rsbm.1941.0004 | journal = [[Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society]] | volume = 3 | issue = 9 | pages = 291 | year = 1941 | jstor = 768891}}</ref> |
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===Professors of Organic Chemistry=== |
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* [[Alexander R. Todd, Baron Todd|Alexander Robertus Todd]] (1944–1971)<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Brown | first1 = D. M. | last2 = Kornberg | first2 = H. | author-link2 = Hans Kornberg| doi = 10.1098/rsbm.1999.0099 | title = [[Alexander R. Todd, Baron Todd|Alexander Robertus Todd, O.M., Baron Todd of Trumpington]]. 2 October 1907 -- 10 January 1997: Elected F.R.S. 1942 | journal = [[Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society]] | volume = 46 | pages = 515 | year = 2000 }}</ref> |
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* [[Alexander Todd]] (1944) |
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* [[Ralph Raphael|Ralph Alexander Raphael]] (1972–1988)<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Crombie | first1 = L. | doi = 10.1098/rsbm.1999.0096 | title = [[Ralph Raphael|Ralph Alexander Raphael]], C.B.E. 1 January 1921 - 27 April 1998: Elected F.R.S. 1962 | journal = [[Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society]] | volume = 46 | pages = 465 | year = 2000 }}</ref> |
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* [[Ralph Raphael]] (1972) |
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* [[Alan R. Battersby|Alan Rushton Battersby]] (1988–1992)<ref name=batterswho>{{Who's Who | title=BATTERSBY, Sir Alan (Rushton) | id = U6811 | volume = 2015 | edition = online [[Oxford University Press]]}}</ref> |
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* [[Alan Battersby]] (1988) |
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== BP |
=== BP 1702 Professor of Organic Chemistry === |
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* [[Steven V. Ley]] (1992–2019)<ref name=leyswho>{{Who's Who | title=LEY, Prof. Steven Victor | id = U24503 | volume = 2015 | edition = online [[Oxford University Press]]}}</ref> |
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* [[Steven Ley]] (1992) |
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=== Yusuf Hamied 1702 Professors of Chemistry === |
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[[Category:Cambridge Professorships]] |
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* [[Matthew J. Gaunt]] (2019–)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ch.cam.ac.uk/news/new-incumbent-our-oldest-chair |title=New incumbent for our oldest Chair |website=Department of Chemistry |publisher=University of Cambridge |date=3 July 2019 |access-date=18 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=Elections |url=http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/reporter/2018-19/weekly/6554/section2.shtml#heading2-7 |journal=[[Cambridge University Reporter]] |issue=6554 |date=3 July 2019 |access-date=5 September 2019}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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[[Category:Professorships in chemistry|Chemistry, Hamied, Yusuf, Cambridge]] |
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Latest revision as of 15:08, 6 August 2023
The Yusuf Hamied 1702 Chair of Chemistry is one of the senior professorships at the University of Cambridge, based in the Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry. [1]
History
[edit]Founded in 1702 by the university as simply 'Professor of Chemistry', it was retitled as the Professorship of Organic Chemistry in 1943, and in 1991 was renamed after a benefaction from the oil company British Petroleum. In recognition of a donation from Yusuf Hamied, in 2018 the professorship was renamed the Yusuf Hamied 1702 Chair of Chemistry.[2][3]
Professors of Chemistry
[edit]- Giovanni Francisco Vigani (1703–1713)
- John Waller (1713–1718)
- John Mickleburgh (1718–1756)
- John Hadley (1756–1764)
- Richard Watson (1764–1771)
- Isaac Pennington (1773–1793)
- William Farish (1794–1813)
- Smithson Tennant (1813–1815)
- James Cumming (1815–1861)
- George Downing Liveing (1861–1908)[4]
- William Jackson Pope (1908–1939)[5]
Professors of Organic Chemistry
[edit]- Alexander Robertus Todd (1944–1971)[6]
- Ralph Alexander Raphael (1972–1988)[7]
- Alan Rushton Battersby (1988–1992)[8]
BP 1702 Professor of Organic Chemistry
[edit]- Steven V. Ley (1992–2019)[9]
Yusuf Hamied 1702 Professors of Chemistry
[edit]- Matthew J. Gaunt (2019–)[10][11]
References
[edit]- ^ Archer, Mary D.; Haley, Christopher D. (2005), The 1702 chair of chemistry at Cambridge: transformation and change, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0521828732
- ^ "Giving a new name to our oldest Chair". Department of Chemistry. University of Cambridge. 7 November 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- ^ "Approval of Graces submitted to the Regent House on 7 November 2018". Cambridge University Reporter (6527). 21 November 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
- ^ Pope, W. J. (1925). "Dr. G. D. Liveing, F.R.S". Nature. 115 (2882): 127. doi:10.1038/115127a0.
- ^ Gibson, C. S. (1941). "Sir William Jackson Pope. 1870–1939". Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society. 3 (9): 291. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1941.0004. JSTOR 768891.
- ^ Brown, D. M.; Kornberg, H. (2000). "Alexander Robertus Todd, O.M., Baron Todd of Trumpington. 2 October 1907 -- 10 January 1997: Elected F.R.S. 1942". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 46: 515. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1999.0099.
- ^ Crombie, L. (2000). "Ralph Alexander Raphael, C.B.E. 1 January 1921 - 27 April 1998: Elected F.R.S. 1962". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 46: 465. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1999.0096.
- ^ "BATTERSBY, Sir Alan (Rushton)". Who's Who. Vol. 2015 (online Oxford University Press ed.). A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "LEY, Prof. Steven Victor". Who's Who. Vol. 2015 (online Oxford University Press ed.). A & C Black. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "New incumbent for our oldest Chair". Department of Chemistry. University of Cambridge. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- ^ "Elections". Cambridge University Reporter (6554). 3 July 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.