Background
Kent, Paul Welberry was born on April 19, 1923 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England. Son of Thomas William and Marion (Cox) Kent.
Kent, Paul Welberry was born on April 19, 1923 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England. Son of Thomas William and Marion (Cox) Kent.
Bachelor of Science, Birmingham (United Kingdom) University, 1944. Doctor of Philosophy, Birmingham (United Kingdom) University, 1947. Master of Arts, Oxford (England) University, 1951.
Doctor of Philosophy, Oxford (England) University, 1953. Doctor of Science, Oxford (England) University, 1966. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Drury University, 1973.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Oxford Brookes University, 1991.
Lecturer, ICI fellow, Birmingham U., 1946-1950;
visiting fellow, Princeton (New Jersey) U., 1948-1949;
university lecturer, University of Oxford, 1950-1972;
emeritus fellow, University of Oxford, since 1972;
Doctor Lee's reader, tutor, Christchurch, Oxford, 1955-1972;
research associate, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1967;
principal Van Mildert College, Durham (United Kingdom) U., 1972-1982;
research director, Durham (United Kingdom) U., 1972-1982;
visiting professor, Windsor (Ontario, Canada) U., 1971, 82. Consultant Bayer United Kingdom, Slough, United Kingdom, since 1984. Governor, registrar Pusey House, Oxford, 1983-1996.
Governor, vice chairman Oxford Brookes U., since 1988. Secretary Foster-Willis Scholarship Committee, Oxford, 1960-1972.
Councillor Oxford City Council, 1964-1972. Justice of the Peace, 1972-1993. Member advisory committee Cystic Fibrosis Research Trust, 1977-1982.
Member Civil Defense Force, 1941-1945. Fellow Royal Society Chemistry. Member Bio-chemical Society (member committee 1963-1967).
Married Rosemary Elizabeth Boutflower Shepherd, August 23, 1952. Children: Anthony, Deborah, Richard, Peter.