Francis Brian Shorland (14 July 1909 – 8 June 1999) was a New Zealand organic chemist.

Biography

After a

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and a MSc in organic chemistry he worked for the

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, before earning a scholarship to go to the

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for a PhD under Thomas Percy Hilditch, studying fish liver oils and fats from farm animals. After his retirement in 1969, he held several honorary posts at

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. He died on 8 June 1999 and was cremated at

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Honours and awards

He was awarded a

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by the

in 1950 and an honorary DSc by

in 1970; a Fellowship of the Royal Society of New Zealand in 1951 and the

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in 1955. In the

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he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, in recognition of his role as director of the Fats Research Institute, and in 1990 he received the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal.

Shorland Medal

In 1999 the

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established the Shorland Medal in Shorland's honour. It is awarded annually in recognition of a "major and continued contribution to basic or applied research that has added significantly to scientific understanding or resulted in significant benefits to society."

Biography

Honours and awards

Shorland Medal

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