Athelstan Laurence Johnson Beckwith AO, FRS (20 February 1930 – 15 May 2010) was an Australian chemist. He was a fellow of the Australian Academy of Science.

Life

He earned a BSc, from the University of Western Australia in 1952, and DPhil, from the University of Oxford in 1956. In 1960, he won the

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. In 1961, he won a Nuffield Scholarship to study with Sir Derek Barton. He taught at the University of Adelaide. He was Professor of Organic Chemistry at the Australian National University, from 1981 to 1995. In the

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he was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia for "service to science in the field of organic chemistry as a leading researcher and academic, and through the provision of advice to government and the wider community on scientific matters".

Family

He was married; they had three children.

References

External links

*http://www.publish.csiro.au/pid/6821.htm {{DEFAULTSORT:Beckwith, Athelstan 1930 births 2010 deaths Australian chemists Fellows of the Royal Society Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science Officers of the Order of Australia