Obituaries of RSC members
We acknowledge the contribution made to the chemical sciences by our members who have passed away.
Please use the contact details on this page to notify us of the death of a member. The obituaries here are written by friends, family and colleagues.
Professor Edwin Dawes
6 July 1925 - 3 March 2023
03 March 2023
Dr Brian Robinson
May 1936 – February 2023
28 February 2023
Dr David Worrall
1 July 1966 – 21 February 2023
21 February 2023
Dr David John McIntyre
22 July 1945 – 15 February 2023
15 February 2023
Mr Geoffrey James Dickes
22 March 1935 - 7 February 2023
07 February 2023
Dr Louis Stief
26 July 1933 – 7 January 2023
07 January 2023
David Neadle
16 August 1944 – 1 January 2023
01 January 2023
Kenneth Allan
1927 - 2022
31 December 2022
Professor Brian Sutcliffe
1936 - 2022
31 December 2022
Professor John Bradley
10 November 1937 - 25 December 2022
25 December 2022
Professor Richard Cremlyn
28 June 1926 - 24 December 2022
24 December 2022
Dr Peter Cox
1934 - 2022
22 December 2022
How to send us an obituary
To notify us of the death of a member or if you have any questions, please get in touch via email. The obituary should:
- be for a member who has passed away within the last twelve months
- include the dates of birth and passing away
- be no longer than one A4 page (about eight paragraphs)
- mention the contribution the person who has died made to the chemical sciences
You can also supply a photo if you wish. It must:
- be portrait and at least half a megabyte in size
- be a separate file in jpg or png format and not within a Word or other document
- not contain other people
- have permission to be published from relevant people