William Klyne

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William "Bill" Klyne (March 23, 1913, in Enfield, Middlesex – November 13, 1977) was an organic chemist known for his work in steroids and stereochemistry — a field in which he was a "pioneer",[1] and in which Ernest Eliel and Norman Allinger described him as "one of the world's experts".[2]

Klyne taught at Westfield College, University of London, where he served as dean of science from 1971 to 1973, and as vice-principal from 1973 to 1976.[3] He also served on the editorial board of the Biochemical Society from 1950 to 1955,[3] and on IUPAC's nomenclature committee from 1971 until his death.[3] As well, he established[4] and maintained[3] the Medical Research Council's Steroid Reference Collection, and wrote several textbooks, including The Chemistry of Steroids (1957) and Atlas of Stereochemical Correlations (1974).[5]

Personal life[]

Klyne met Barbara Clayton in 1947 while both were employed at the Medical Research Council; they married in 1949.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "A Tribute to Prof. James Bull". Arkivoc. 2002: 1. doi:10.3998/ark.5550190.0003.901.
  2. ^ "Topics in Stereochemistry". 10. 1979. doi:10.1002/9780470147191. ISBN 9780470147191. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Obituary". British Medical Journal. 1 (6107): 247–249. 1978. doi:10.1136/bmj.1.6107.247. PMC 1602523.
  4. ^ Obituary: Professor David Kirk, in The Independent; by Ray Bonnett; published October 19, 1992; retrieved May 29, 2013; "His key role in this was emphasised by his direction of the MRC Steroid Reference Collection, originally set up by Bill Klyne at Westfield College, in London."
  5. ^ "Crystallographers". Journal of Applied Crystallography. 11: 62–63. 1978. doi:10.1107/S0021889878012741.
  6. ^ Richmond, Caroline (2011). "Barbara Evelyn Clayton". The Lancet. 377 (9775): 1402. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60564-3.
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