Robert Joseph Paton Williams

Background

Williams, Robert Joseph Paton was born on February 25, 1926 in Wallasey, England. Son of Ernest Ivor and Alice Williams.

Education

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.

Career

He was a medallist of the Biochemical Society (twice), the Royal Society (twice), the Royal Society of Chemistry (three times), the European Biochemical Societies (twice) and the International Union of Biochemistry. A particular focus of his research was on bioinorganic chemistry. Together with Harry Irving he formulated the well-known Irving–Williams series.

Achievements

Robert Joseph Paton Williams has been listed as a noteworthy chemist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Royal Society; Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences]

He was elected as a Fellow of The Royal Society in 1972 and was a Foreign Member of the Swedish, Portuguese, Czechoslovakian and Belgian science academies. Williams was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (Administration Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2010 New Year Honours for services to the community in North Oxford.

Interests

Walking in the countryside.

Connections

Married Yelly Klara Buchli, July 19, 1952. Children: Timothy Ivor, John Matthew.

Father:: Ernest Ivor
Mother:: Alice Williams
Spouse:: Yelly Klara Buchli
child:: Timothy Ivor Williams
child:: John Matthew Williams

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