BP Professor of Organic Chemistry
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The BP Professorship of Organic Chemistry is one of the senior professorships at the University of Cambridge
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Founded in 1702 by the university as simply 'Professor of Chemistry', it was retitled as the Professorship of Organic Chemistry
in 1943, and in 1991 was renamed after a benefaction from the oil company British Petroleum
.
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...
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Founded in 1702 by the university as simply 'Professor of Chemistry', it was retitled as the Professorship of Organic Chemistry
Organic chemistry
Organic chemistry is a subdiscipline within chemistry involving the scientific study of the structure, properties, composition, reactions, and preparation of carbon-based compounds, hydrocarbons, and their derivatives...
in 1943, and in 1991 was renamed after a benefaction from the oil company British Petroleum
BP
BP p.l.c. is a global oil and gas company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the third-largest energy company and fourth-largest company in the world measured by revenues and one of the six oil and gas "supermajors"...
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(1908-1939)
Professors of Organic Chemistry
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(1972-1988) - Alan Rushton BattersbyAlan R. BattersbySir Alan Rushton Battersby FRS Sir Alan Rushton Battersby FRS Sir Alan Rushton Battersby FRS ((born 4 March 1925) is a British organic chemist known for his work on the genetic blueprint, structure, and synthetic pathway of Cyanocobalamin. This came in collaboration with a partner and also in...
(1988-1992)