Evelyn Ebsworth was the Crum Brown Professor of Chemistry at the University of Edinburgh from 1967 to 1990, and Vice-Chancellor and Warden of Durham University from 1990 to 1998.
17 Facts About Evelyn Ebsworth
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Evelyn Ebsworth joined him on his posting and, from 1940 to 1945, lived in Southern Rhodesia and Kenya.
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Evelyn Ebsworth was educated at schools in many different countries before completing his education as a boarder at Marlborough College, then an all-boys Private school in Wiltshire, England.
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Evelyn Ebsworth graduated with a first class honours Bachelor of Arts degree in 1954.
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Evelyn Ebsworth remained at the University of Cambridge to undertake post-graduate studies.
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Evelyn Ebsworth completed his Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1957.
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Evelyn Ebsworth's thesis was titled The preparation and properties of some silylamines and was supervised by Harry Julius Emeleus.
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Evelyn Ebsworth held a number of senior positions, including that of President during the 1954 Lent Term.
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Evelyn Ebsworth was a junior research fellow at King's College, Cambridge, from 1957 to 1959.
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Evelyn Ebsworth spent the last year of the fellowship at Princeton University.
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Evelyn Ebsworth was a tutor at Christ's from 1964 to 1967.
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Evelyn Ebsworth served as dean of the Faculty of Science from 1984 to 1988.
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Evelyn Ebsworth retired from academia in 1998, and was appointed professor emeritus by Durham University.
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In 1998, Evelyn Ebsworth created the Council for the Registration of Forensic Practitioners which accredited expert witnesses.
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Evelyn Ebsworth served as chairman of the council until 2005.
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In 1969, Evelyn Ebsworth was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry.
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Evelyn Ebsworth was awarded the 1978 Main Group Chemistry Award by the Royal Society of Chemistry.