Background
Williams, Robert Joseph Paton was born on February 25, 1926 in Wallasey, England. Son of Ernest Ivor and Alice Williams.
Williams, Robert Joseph Paton was born on February 25, 1926 in Wallasey, England. Son of Ernest Ivor and Alice Williams.
Bachelor, Oxford University, England, 1948. Master of Arts, Doctor of Philosophy, Oxford University, England, 1951. Doctor of Science(honorary), University Liege, Belgium, 1980.
Doctor of Science(honorary), University Leicester, England, 1985. Doctor of Science(honorary), University East Anglia, England, 1992. Doctor of Science(honorary), University Keele, England, 1993.
Doctorate(honorary), University Lisbon, 1996.
Junior research fellow Merton College, Oxford, England, 1951—1954. Fellow, tutor Wadham College, England, 1955—1993. Lecturer Oxford University, England, 1955—1974, Royal Society Research professor England, 1974—1991, emeritus professor England, since 1991.
Emeritus fellow Wadham College, England, since 1993. Lecturer in field.
Chairman Sunnymead Group, Oxford, England, since 1990. Fellow European Academy of Sciences, Royal Society United Kingdom. Member Academy of Sciences Portugal (foreign), Royal Academy of Sciences Sweden (foreign), Academy of Sciences Czech Republic (foreign), Academy of Sciences Belgium (foreign).
Married Yelly Klara Buchli, July 19, 1952. Children: Timothy Ivor, John Matthew.