Background
Kirby, Gordon William was born on June 20, 1934 in Wallasey, Cheshire, England. Son of William Admiral and Frances Teresa (Townson) Kirby.
Kirby, Gordon William was born on June 20, 1934 in Wallasey, Cheshire, England. Son of William Admiral and Frances Teresa (Townson) Kirby.
Bachelor, Cambridge (England) University, 1955. Doctor of Philosophy, Cambridge (England) University, 1958. Master of Arts, Cambridge (England) University, 1959.
Doctor of Science, Cambridge (England) University, 1971.
1851 exhibition senior student, Imperial College, London, 1958-1960; assistant lecturer, Imperial College, London, 1960-1961; lecturer, Imperial College, London, 1961-1967; professor organic chemistry, Loughborough (England) U. Technology, 1967-1972; regius professor of chemistry, U. Glasgow, Scotland, since 1972.
Fellow Royal Society Chemistry (Corday-Morgan medal and prize 1969, Tilden lectureship and medal 1974-1975), Royal Society Edinburgh. Member American Chemical Society, Royal Philosophical Society Glasgow.
Married Audrey Jean Rusbridge, 1964 (divorced 1983). Children: Giles Peter, Simon Michael.