Background
Ebsworth was born on 14 February 1933, Valentine"s Day, in Richmond, Yorkshire, England. His father, Brigadier Wilfred Ebsworth, served in the military during World World War II and was posted to southern Africa.
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Ebsworth was born on 14 February 1933, Valentine"s Day, in Richmond, Yorkshire, England. His father, Brigadier Wilfred Ebsworth, served in the military during World World War II and was posted to southern Africa.
He was educated at schools in many different countries before completing his education as a boarder at Marlborough College, then an all-boys Independent school in Wiltshire, England. In 1951, he matriculated into King"s College, Cambridge, where he studied chemistry. He graduated with a first class honours Bachelor of Arts (Bachelor) degree in 1954.
He completed his Doctor of Philosophy (Doctor of Philosophy) degree in 1957.
He was the Crum Brown Professor of Chemistry at the University of Edinburgh from 1967 to 1990, and Vice-Chancellor and Warden of Durham University from 1990 to 1998. Ebsworth joined him on his posting and, from 1940 to 1945, lived in Southern Rhodesia and Kenya. This was promoted to a Master of Arts (Master of Arts) degree in 1958.
He remained at the University of Cambridge to undertake post-graduate studies.
His thesis was titled The preparation and properties of some silylamines and was supervised by Harry Julius Emeléus. He held a number of senior positions, including that of President during the 1954 Lent Term.
Ebsworth was a Junior Research Fellow at King"s College, Cambridge from 1957 to 1959. He spent the last year of the fellowship at Princeton University.
In 1959, he moved Christ"s College, Cambridge where he had been elected a Fellow.
He was a tutor at Christ"s from 1964 to 1967. At university level, he was a demonstrator from 1959 to 1964 and then a lecturer from 1964 to 1967. In 1967, he moved to the University of Edinburgh to take up the appointment of Crum Brown Professor of Chemistry.
At the time of his appointment he was only 33-years-old, unusually young for a professor
He served as Dean of the Faculty of Science from 1984 to 1988. In 1990, he moved to Durham University where he had been appointed Vice-Chancellor and Warden.
During his time as Vice-Chancellor, he oversaw the expansion of the university, including the completion of an additional campus based in Stockton-on-Tees. He retired from academia in 1998, and was appointed Professor Emeritus by Durham University.
In 1998, Ebsworth created the Council for the Registration of Forensic Practitioners which accredited expert witnesses.
He served as chairman of the council until 2005. From 2002 to 2012, he served as Chairman of Governors of two independent schools in Cambridge. Street Faith"s School and The Leys School.
In retirement, he lived in Cambridge, England.
He died on 16 July 2015.
During his university studies he was a member of the Cambridge University Liberal Club.