Background
GILLESPIE, Ronald was born on August 21, 1924 in London. Son of James A. Gillespie and Miriam Gillespie (nee Kirk).
GILLESPIE, Ronald was born on August 21, 1924 in London. Son of James A. Gillespie and Miriam Gillespie (nee Kirk).
London University.
Assistant Lecturer, Department, of Chemistry, University College London 1948-1950, Lecturer 1950-1958. Commonwealth Fund Fellow, Brown University, R.I., United States of America 1953-1954. Association Professor, Department, of Chemistry, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada 1958-1960, Professor 1960-1988, Professor Emeritus since 1988, Chairman Department, of Chemistry 1962-1965.
Professeur Associe, University des Sciences et Techniques de Languedoc, Montpellier, France 1972-1973. Visiting Professor University of Geneva, Switzerland 1976, of Gottingen, Federation Representative of Germany 1978.
Chemistry Society, American Chemistry Society.
Married Madge Ena Gamer in 1950.