Richard Dixon (chemist)
British chemist (1930–2021)
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Richard Newland Dixon (25 December 1930—25 May 2021) FRS was a British chemist noted for his work in the field of thermal or optical properties of matter.[1]
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| Born | 15 December 1930 Borough Green, Kent, England |
| Died | 25 May 2021 (aged 90) |
| Occupation | Chemist |
He was born in Borough Green, Kent the son of Robert T and Lilian Dixon He was educated at The Judd School, King's College London (BSc, 1951) and at St Catharine's College, Cambridge (PhD, 1955).[2]
After obtaining his PhD, Dixon spent three years working as a postdoctoral researcher in Canada before becoming a lecturer at the University of Sheffield from 1960 to 1969.[3]
From 1969, his career was based at the University of Bristol, starting as Chair of Theoretical Chemistry. He was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1986[4] and awarded the Rumford Medal in 2004.[1]
Personal life
He married Alison Birks in 1954.[5]