Brian Norman Figgis

Background

Figgis, Brian Norman was born on March 27, 1930 in Sydney, NSW, Australia. Son of John Norman Eric and Dorice Birrell (Hughes) Figgis.

Education

Master of Science, U. Sydney, 1952; Doctor of Philosophy, U. NSW, 1956; Doctor of Science, U. Western Australia, 1966.

Career

Chief chemist, M.S.S. Recording Company, Slough, United Kingdom, 1956; post-doctoral fellow, U. College London, 1957-1958; lecturer, U. College London, 1959-1962; reader, U. Western Australia, Perth, 1963-1968; professor of chemistry, U. Western Australia, Perth, since 1969. Air pollution county State Government, Perth, 1976-1982. Australian research county Federal Government of Australia, 1986-1990.

Achievements

• Brian Norman Figgis has been listed as a noteworthy Chemistry educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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• book

  • Introduction to ligand fields

Membership

Fellow Australian Academy Sciences, Royal Australian Chemical Institute (H.G. Smith medal 1990, Inorganic medal 1986). Member Royal Society Chemistry.

Interests

• Avocation: building.

Connections

Children: Honor Lesley, Benjamin Wiley.

Father:

John Norman Eric Figgis

Mother:

Dorice Birrell (Hughes) Figgis

child:

Honor Lesley Figgis

child:

Benjamin Wiley Figgis