Eddie Abel

Eddie Abel
CBE
Born
Edward William Abel

(1931-12-03)3 December 1931
Mid-Glamorgan, Wales
Died19 April 2021(2021-04-19) (aged 89)
NationalityBritish
Awards
Scientific career
Fields
Institutions
ThesisThe preparation and properties of diphenylboronous acid and its derivatives. (1957)
Doctoral advisorMichael F. Lappert
Edward Abel's voice
recorded August 2013 at Burlington House

Edward William Abel, CBE (3 December 1931 – 19 April 2021)[1] was a British chemist, editor of textbooks on organometallic chemistry and president of the Royal Society of Chemistry (1996-1998).[2]

He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1997 Queen's Birthday Honours, for services to chemistry.[3]

References

  1. ^ Abel
  2. ^ The International Who's Who. Europa publications. 2004. ISBN 9781857432176.
  3. ^ "The London Gazette". Retrieved 27 June 2017.


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