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'''Professor Basil Weedon''' [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]], [[Royal Society|FRS]] (1923-2003) was an [[organic chemistry|organic chemist]] and [[university]] administrator. |
'''Professor Basil Charles Leicester Weedon''' [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]], [[Royal Society|FRS]] (18 July 1923 - 10 October 2003) was an [[organic chemistry|organic chemist]] and [[university]] administrator.<ref name="rsbio">{{cite web|url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/30036907|title=Basil Charles Leicester Weedon|last=Pattenden|first=Gerald |date=2005|work=Volume 51|publisher=Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society|pages=426-436|accessdate=2009-10-28|location=jstor}}</ref> |
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Using [[magnetic resonance]] [[spectroscopy]], he was the first to map the structures of [[carotenoid]] pigments, including [[astaxanthin]], [[rubixanthin]] and [[canthaxanthin]]. |
Using [[magnetic resonance]] [[spectroscopy]], he was the first to map the structures of [[carotenoid]] pigments, including [[astaxanthin]], [[rubixanthin]] and [[canthaxanthin]].<ref name="rsbio" /> |
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He served as the 4th [[Vice-Chancellor]] of the [[University of Nottingham]]. |
He served as the 4th [[Vice-Chancellor]] of the [[University of Nottingham]] between 1976 and 1988.<ref name="rsbio" /> |
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He was a consultant to [[Hoffmann-La Roche |
He was a consultant to [[Hoffmann-La Roche]], Basel, Switzerland between 1955 and 1978. |
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Revision as of 16:47, 28 October 2009
Professor Basil Charles Leicester Weedon CBE, FRS (18 July 1923 - 10 October 2003) was an organic chemist and university administrator.[1]
Using magnetic resonance spectroscopy, he was the first to map the structures of carotenoid pigments, including astaxanthin, rubixanthin and canthaxanthin.[1]
He served as the 4th Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nottingham between 1976 and 1988.[1]
He was a consultant to Hoffmann-La Roche, Basel, Switzerland between 1955 and 1978.
References
- ^ a b c Pattenden, Gerald (2005). "Basil Charles Leicester Weedon". Volume 51. jstor: Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. pp. 426–436. Retrieved 2009-10-28.
External links
- PDF The Royal Society: Biographical Memoirs - includes picture.
- BBC Appearances
- Biographical Database of the British Chemical Community
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