Background
Battersby, Alan Rushton was born on March 4, 1925 in Leigh, Lancashire, England. Son of William and Hilda Battersby.
Battersby, Alan Rushton was born on March 4, 1925 in Leigh, Lancashire, England. Son of William and Hilda Battersby.
Master of Science, University Manchester, England, 1946. Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Laws (honorary), University St. Andrews, 1947. Doctor of Science, University Bristol, England, 1949.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), University St. Andrews, 1977. Doctor of Science, Cambridge University, England, 1962. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Cambridge, 1973.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Rockefeller University, 1977. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Sheffield, 1986. Doctor of Science (honorary), Heriot-Watt University, 1987.
Assistant lecturer chemistry University St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland, 1948-1953. Lecturer University Bristol, England, 1954-1962. Professor organic chemistry University Liverpool, England, 1962-1969, Cambridge University, England, 1969-1992, professor emeritus England, since 1992.
Board directors Schering Agrochems. Ltd.; president Bürgenstock Conference, 1976. Chairman executive council Chemical Industries Basel Foundation, 1983-1990.
Treat Johnson lecturer, Yale University, 1969. Karl Folkers lecturer University Wisconsin, 1972, Rennebohm lecturer, 1981. Tishler lecturer Harvard University, 1978.
Kharasch lecturer University Chicago, 1982, numerous others. Visiting professor Cornell University, 1969. University Virginia, 1971, Tohoku University, 1974, Australian National University, 1975, Technion, Israel, 1977, University Canterbury, 1980, Melbourne University, 1987, University Auckland, 1989, University New South Wales, 1990.
Fellow Royal Society (council 1973-1975, Bakerian lecturer, 1984, Davy medal 1977, Royal medal 1984, Copley medal 2000). Member Deutsche Akademie Naturforscher Leopoldina, Society Royal Chimie (honorary), American Academy Arts & Sciences (honorary, Kight Batchelor 1992).
Married Margaret Ruth Hart, 1949. 2 children.