Charles William Shoppee

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FRS (1904–1994) was a British-born organic chemist who performed major research into steroids. He was Professor of Chemistry at the

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(1946–1956) and Professor of Organic Chemistry at the

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(1956–1969). Mander, Lewis N.
'Charles William Shoppee 1904-1994'
5 November 2003, Historical Records of Australian Science, vol. 14, no. 4, pp. 509-528.Professor Charles William Shoppee - Elected (FAA) 1958
Australian Academy of ScienceShoppee, Charles William, (FAA, FRS) (1904-1994)
trove.nla.gov.au The short citation on his election as

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(in 1958) reads: '' hoppee' "is distinguished for his contributions to organic chemistry, with special reference to the investigation of problems of reaction mechanism, the establishment of the structures of the adreno-cortical hormones, and the elucidation of stereochemical relationships in the steroid field." Born on 24 February 1904 at

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, (London, UK), to Joseph William and Emma Elizabeth Shoppee (née Hawkswell of York), he was educated at the Stationers' Company's School and Imperial College (Royal College of Science). Early positions were at the University of Leeds (1924-1938), Basel (1938-1945) and the University of London (1945-1948). He married Eileen West on 18 July 1929 and completed a D.Sc. from the University of London in 1931. From 1948 to 1956 he was Professor of Chemistry at the University College, Swansea, of the University of Wales, and from 1956 until his compulsory retirement he was Professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of Sydney. He was elected

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(1956) and

(1958). On his retirement in 1969, aged 65, he accepted the position of Foundation Welch Professorship of Chemistry at

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(1970–1974). He returned to Australia in 1975, where he served as an honorary professorial fellow at Macquarie University (1976–1979) and was honorary visiting professor at

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from 1980 where he was still active in the laboratory in 1991. He died on .

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Shoppee, Charles 1904 births 1994 deaths Organic chemists Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science Australian Fellows of the Royal Society Australian chemists Academics of the University of Wales University of Sydney faculty