Background
Wilkinson, Geoffrey was born on July 14, 1921 in Todmorden, England. Son of Henry and Ruth (Crowther) Wilkinson.
Professor of Inorganic Chemistry
Wilkinson, Geoffrey was born on July 14, 1921 in Todmorden, England. Son of Henry and Ruth (Crowther) Wilkinson.
Bachelor of Science, Imperial College, London, 1941; Doctor of Philosophy, Imperial College, London, 1946; Doctor of Science (honorary), University Edinburgh, U. Granada, 1977; Doctor of Science (honorary), Columbia University, 1979; Doctor of Science (honorary), University Bath, 1980; Doctor of Science (honorary), Essex U., 1989.
With, National Research Council, Canada, 1943-1946;
staff Radiation Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, 1946-1950;
member of faculty, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1950-1951;
faculty chemistry department, Harvard University, 1951-1955;
faculty, Imperial College Science, Technology and Medicine, U. London, 1955-1988;
professor emeritus, Imperial College Science and Technology, U. London, 1988. Falk-Plaut visiting lecturer Columbia, 1961. Arthur D. Little visiting professor Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1967.
Hawkins Memorial lecturer University of Chicago, 1968. 1st Mond lecturer Royal Society Chemistry, 1981. Chini lecturer Italian Chemical Society, 1981.
Tovborg Jensen lecturer U. Copenhagen, 1992.
Fellow Royal Society, Imperial College Science and Technology (honorary). Foreign member Royal Danish Academy Science, American Academy Arts and Sciences, National Academy Sciences, Spanish Science Research Council.
Married Lise Schou, July 17, 1951. Children: Anne Marie, Pernille Jane.