Background
Buckingham, Amyand David was born on January 28, 1930 in Sydney, Australia. Son of Reginald Joslin and Florence Grace (Elliot) Buckingham.
Buckingham, Amyand David was born on January 28, 1930 in Sydney, Australia. Son of Reginald Joslin and Florence Grace (Elliot) Buckingham.
Bachelor of Science with honors, Sydney University, 1951. Master of Science, Sydney University, 1953. Doctor of Philosophy, Cambridge University, England, 1956.
Doctor of Science, Cambridge University, England, 1985.
Lecturer, then Student and Tutor, Christ Church, University of Oxford 1955-1965, University Lecturer in Inorganic Chemistry 1958-1965. Professor, of Theoretical Chemistry, University of Bristol 1965-1969. Professor, of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, August since 1969, Fellow, Pembroke College, Cambridge since 1970.
President Faraday Division of Royal Society of Chemistry 1987-1989.
Trustee Henry Fund, 1976—2006. Fellow Royal Society (council 2000-2001, Hughes medal 1996), Royal Society Chemistry (Faraday medal, 1998), Institute of Physics (Harrie Massey medal, 1995), Optical Society of America (Townes Award 2001), American Physical Society, Royal Australian Chemical Institute (Rennie medal 1958). Member American Association for the Advancement of Science (honorary), National Academy of Sciences (foreign associate), American Chemical Society, International Academy Quantum Molecular Science, International Union Pure and Applied Chemistry (committee physical chemistry and biophysics chemistry division, vice president 2001-2003), Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (foreign), Australian Academy of Sciences.
Married Jillian Bowles, July 24, 1965. Children: Lucy Elliot, Mark Vincent, Alice Susan.