Leslie Crombie FRS FRSC (10 June 1923 – 3 August 1999) was a British chemist. He was educated at

King's College London King's College London (informally King's or KCL) is a public research university located in London, England. King's was established by royal charter in 1829 under the patronage of King George IV and the Duke of Wellington. In 1836, King's ...

, where he completed his PhD.‘CROMBIE, Prof. Leslie’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016 He was a lecturer at Imperial College London from 1950 to 1958, professor of organic chemistry at University College, Cardiff from 1963 to 1969, and Sir Jesse Boot Professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of Nottingham from 1969 to 1988, where he was later made an emeritus professor. He was made a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1973. He was also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and a

Fellow of King's College London King's College London (informally King's or KCL) is a public research university located in London, England. King's was established by royal charter in 1829 under the patronage of King George IV and the Duke of Wellington. In 1836, King's ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Crombie, Leslie 1923 births 1999 deaths Alumni of King's College London Fellows of King's College London Fellows of the Royal Society Fellows of the Royal Society of Chemistry Academics of Imperial College London Academics of Cardiff University Academics of the University of Nottingham British chemists Scientists from York