Background
He was born in Cheshire on 22 August 1925, served with the Royal Air Force from 1945-1948, then studied at the University of Wales, gaining a first class degree in chemistry in 1951.
He was born in Cheshire on 22 August 1925, served with the Royal Air Force from 1945-1948, then studied at the University of Wales, gaining a first class degree in chemistry in 1951.
His career was at University College London, and he is particularly known for his textbook Crystallization first published in 1951. He was working on the fifth edition when he died on 11 March 2009.