Edwin Haslam (1932 – 3 October 2013)Edwin HASLAM Obituary
was an organic chemist and an author of books on

polyphenol Polyphenols () are a large family of naturally occurring organic compounds characterized by multiples of phenol units. They are abundant in plants and structurally diverse. Polyphenols include flavonoids, tannic acid, and ellagitannin, some o ...

s. He was an alumnus of Sir John Deane's College in Northwich, Cheshire, United Kingdom and was for many years Professor of Organic Chemistry at the

University of Sheffield , mottoeng = To discover the causes of things , established = – University of SheffieldPredecessor institutions: – Sheffield Medical School – Firth College – Sheffield Technical School – University College of Sheffield , type = Pu ...

. Haslam proposed a first comprehensive definition of plant polyphenols based on the earlier proposals of Edgar Charles Bate-Smith, Tony Swain and

Theodore White Theodore Harold White (, May 6, 1915 – May 15, 1986) was an American political journalist and historian, known for his reporting from China during World War II and the ''Making of the President'' series. White started his career reporting for ...

, which includes specific structural characteristics common to all phenolics having a tanning property. It is referred to as the White–Bate-Smith–Swain–Haslam (WBSSH) definition.

Works

* ''Chemistry of vegetable tannins'', 1 edition – first published in 1966 * ''The shikimate pathway'', 2 editions – first published in 1974 * ''Metabolites and metabolism'', 1 edition – first published in 1985 * ''Plant polyphenols: vegetable tannins revisited'', 1 edition – first published in 1989 * ''Shikimic acid'', 1 edition – first published in 1993 * ''Practical Polyphenolics'', 2 editions – first published in 1998,

References

External links

Edwin Haslam on openlibrary.org
* 1932 births 2013 deaths Organic chemists Academics of the University of Sheffield British science writers British chemists Inorganic chemists People educated at Sir John Deane's College {{UK-chemist-stub