A.D. Walsh
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Arthur Donald Walsh FRS (8 August 1916-23 April 1977) was a British chemist, professor of chemistry at the University of Dundee
. He was elected FRS in 1964. He was educated at Loughborough Grammar School
.
, Leicestershire
. An alumnus of the University of Cambridge
, he was awarded a Ph.D. in 1941 and thereafter became an I CI fellow. He was subsequently employed as a lecturer and reader at the University of Leeds
for six years. In 1955 he left Leeds to assume the chair of chemistry at Queen's College, Dundee
where he would spend the rest of his career. When Queen’s College gained independence as the University of Dundee
in 1967, he was appointed Dean of the Faculty of Science. As Dean of Science, he played a key role in creating a biochemistry
department. As convenor of the University of Dundee’s gardens sub-committee he was a prime mover in developing open spaces on the institutions main campus, notably Frankland Court.
Walsh’s work on molecular spectroscopy
and combustion
was well respected and he was elected to the Royal Society
in 1964. He was forced to retire from Dundee in 1976 due to failing health, and died the following year.
His extensive papers are held by Archive Services, University of Dundee
.
University of Dundee
The University of Dundee is a university based in the city and Royal burgh of Dundee on eastern coast of the central Lowlands of Scotland and with a small number of institutions elsewhere....
. He was elected FRS in 1964. He was educated at Loughborough Grammar School
Loughborough Grammar School
Loughborough Grammar School founded in 1495 by Thomas Burton, is an independent school for boys in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England. It is a day school for over 1100 pupils and a boarding school for nearly 100. It is one of three schools known as the Loughborough Endowed Schools, along with...
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Biography
Arthur Donald Walsh, usually known as Donald Walsh, was born in 1916 in LoughboroughLoughborough
Loughborough is a town within the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England. It is the seat of Charnwood Borough Council and is home to Loughborough University...
, Leicestershire
Leicestershire
Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire...
. An alumnus of the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
, he was awarded a Ph.D. in 1941 and thereafter became an I CI fellow. He was subsequently employed as a lecturer and reader at the University of Leeds
University of Leeds
The University of Leeds is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England...
for six years. In 1955 he left Leeds to assume the chair of chemistry at Queen's College, Dundee
University of Dundee
The University of Dundee is a university based in the city and Royal burgh of Dundee on eastern coast of the central Lowlands of Scotland and with a small number of institutions elsewhere....
where he would spend the rest of his career. When Queen’s College gained independence as the University of Dundee
University of Dundee
The University of Dundee is a university based in the city and Royal burgh of Dundee on eastern coast of the central Lowlands of Scotland and with a small number of institutions elsewhere....
in 1967, he was appointed Dean of the Faculty of Science. As Dean of Science, he played a key role in creating a biochemistry
Biochemistry
Biochemistry, sometimes called biological chemistry, is the study of chemical processes in living organisms, including, but not limited to, living matter. Biochemistry governs all living organisms and living processes...
department. As convenor of the University of Dundee’s gardens sub-committee he was a prime mover in developing open spaces on the institutions main campus, notably Frankland Court.
Walsh’s work on molecular spectroscopy
Spectroscopy
Spectroscopy is the study of the interaction between matter and radiated energy. Historically, spectroscopy originated through the study of visible light dispersed according to its wavelength, e.g., by a prism. Later the concept was expanded greatly to comprise any interaction with radiative...
and combustion
Combustion
Combustion or burning is the sequence of exothermic chemical reactions between a fuel and an oxidant accompanied by the production of heat and conversion of chemical species. The release of heat can result in the production of light in the form of either glowing or a flame...
was well respected and he was elected to the Royal Society
Royal Society
The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is a learned society for science, and is possibly the oldest such society in existence. Founded in November 1660, it was granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II as the "Royal Society of London"...
in 1964. He was forced to retire from Dundee in 1976 due to failing health, and died the following year.
His extensive papers are held by Archive Services, University of Dundee
University of Dundee
The University of Dundee is a university based in the city and Royal burgh of Dundee on eastern coast of the central Lowlands of Scotland and with a small number of institutions elsewhere....
.
External links
- http://www.jstor.org/pss/769772
- http://royalsociety.org/DServe/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Persons&dsqPos=1&dsqSearch=((text)='walsh')
- www.dundee.ac.uk/museum/exhibitions/madetomeasure/scientists.htm#Walsh