Alexander Stewart McGavin

Background

McGavin, Alexander Stewart was born on April 11, 1928 in Guthrie, Angus, Scotland. Son of Alexander Morris and Agnes Gibson (Scott) McGavin.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University St. Andrews University College, Dundee, Scotland, 1949. Doctor of Philosophy, University St. Andrews, Dundee, Scotland, 1952.

Career

Nuffield research fellow in biophysics, Kings College, London, 1952-1956; research associate in biochemistry, Columbia University, New York City, 1956-1958; ICI research fellow, 1958-1959; assistant lecturer, U. Dundee, Scotland, 1959-1960; lecturer radiation biology and physics, U. Dundee, 1964-1974; lecturer chemistry, U. Dundee, 1974-1987; honorary research fellow, U. Dundee, 1987-1995.

Achievements

• Alexander Stewart McGavin has been listed as a noteworthy chemist by Marquis Who's Who.

Interests

• Avocations: fiddle playing, writing verse in Scots, hill walking, canoeing.

Connections

Father:

Alexander Morris McGavin

Mother:

Agnes Gibson (Scott) McGavin