John Shorter

Background

Shorter, John was born on June 14, 1926 in Redhill, Surrey, England. Son of Frank Side and Edith Mabel (Doney) Shorter.

Education

Bachelor, Oxford University, England, 1947. Bachelor of Science, Oxford University, England, 1949. Doctor of Philosophy, Oxford University, England, 1950.

Career

Assistant lecturer in chemistry, U. College Hull, England, 1950-1952; lecturer in chemistry, U. College Hull, England, 1952-1954; lecturer in chemistry, U. Hull, 1954-1963; senior lecturer in chemistry, U. Hull, 1963-1972; reader in physical organic chemistry, U. Hull, 1972-1982; emeritus reader in chemistry, U. Hull, since 1982. R.T. French visiting professor U. Rochester, New York, 1966-1967. Secretary-treasurer International Group for Correlation Analysis in Chemistry, Whitby, England, since 1982.

Achievements

• John Shorter has been listed as a noteworthy chemistry professor by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Correlation Analysis in Organic Chemistry: Introduction to Linear Free-Energy Relationships

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Membership

Fellow Royal Society Chemistry (secretary then chairman history of chemistry group 1982-1993). Member Association University Teachers, International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry.

Interests

• Avocations: mountaineering, family history researching.

Connections

Married Mary Patricia Steer, July 28, 1951. Children: Christopher John, Stephen James, Caroline Mary.

Father:

Frank Side Shorter

Mother:

Edith Mabel (Doney) Shorter

Spouse:

Mary Patricia Steer

child:

Christopher John Shorter

child:

Stephen James Shorter

child:

Caroline Mary Shorter