Norman Greenwood

Norman Neill Greenwood
Born(1925-01-19)19 January 1925
Melbourne, Australia
Died14 November 2012(2012-11-14) (aged 87)
Leeds, United Kingdom
NationalityAustralian-British
Alma materUniversity of Melbourne
Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
Known forBoron chemistry
Determination of atomic weights
The textbook Chemistry of the Elements
Scientific career
FieldsInorganic chemistry
InstitutionsUniversity of Newcastle upon Tyne
University of Leeds
Doctoral advisorHarry Julius Emeléus
Notable studentsKenneth Wade

Norman Neill Greenwood FRS CChem FRSC (19 January 1925 – 14 November 2012[1][2][3]) was an Australian-British chemist and Emeritus Professor at the University of Leeds.[4] Together with Alan Earnshaw, he wrote the textbook Chemistry of the Elements, first published in 1984.

  1. ^ University of Leeds, Obituary notice
  2. ^ Perkins, Peter (27 November 2012). "Norman Greenwood | guardian.co.uk". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
  3. ^ Obituary notice, The Times, 30 November 2012
  4. ^ Johnson, Brian (25 November 2011). "Norman Greenwood tells his life story (May 2011)". Web of Stories. Retrieved 30 July 2012.

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