Background
THORPE, Jocelyn Field was born on December 1, 1872. 6th son of William George Thorpe, Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, of the Middle Temple.
THORPE, Jocelyn Field was born on December 1, 1872. 6th son of William George Thorpe, Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, of the Middle Temple.
Studied at Worthing College. King’s College, London. Royal College of Science, London.
University of Heidelberg. Ph. D. (Heidelberg) 1895. Doctor of Science (Manchester).
Doctor of Philosophy.
Fellow of the Chemical Society 1893. Research Fellow of Owen’s College, 1895. Assistant Lecturer in Organic Chemistry, 1896. Lecturer, 1899; Senior Lecturer in Chemistry and Lecturer in Bio-Chemistry in the University of Manchester, 1908-1910. Master of Science (Manchester) 1905; Sorby Research Fellow of the Royal Society since 1909.
Fellow of the Royal Society 1908. Fellow of the Chemical Society.
Spouse 1902, Lilian, o.daughter of William Briggs, J.P., of Heaton Mersey, Lancashire.