Sir
John Meurig Thomas
(
–
)
1932
2020
Royal Institution of Great Britain
;
London, England
Chemist; Educator; Research organization administrator
Area
Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Specialty
Chemistry
Elected
1990
International Honorary Member
Honorary Professor of Solid State Chemistry. Formerly Master of Peterhouse and Director of the Royal Institution of Great Britain. Pioneer in characterizing the structure, reactivity, and electronic properties of solids and in the design of solid catalysts. Developed new heterogeneous catalysts, many of which are now commercially exploited. Knighted for his services to chemistry and the popularization of science.
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