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Ewart Jones

Welsh organic chemist and academic administrator (1911-2002) · Scientists · Died at 91

Sir Ewart Ray Herbert Jones FRS was a Welsh organic chemist and academic administrator, whose fields of expertise led him to discoveries into the chemistry of natural products, mainly steroids, terpenes and vitamins. His work also led to the creation of the Jones oxidation.

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2002Died7 May 20021978Robert Robinson AwardAward1966Davy MedalAward1962Ernest Guenther AwardAward1947Tilden PrizeAward1940Meldola Medal and PrizeAward1911Born16 March 1911

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Awards

Robert Robinson Award1978
Davy Medal1966
Ernest Guenther Award1962
Tilden Prize1947
Meldola Medal and Prize1940
Knight Bachelor

About this person

Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1911 to 2002 · aged 91