Obituaries of RSC members

We acknowledge the contribution made to the chemical sciences by our members who have passed away. Please use the contact details on this page to notify us of the death of a member.

The obituaries here are written by friends, family and colleagues.

Find out how to have an obituary published

Obituaries 2021 - 2022

Obituaries of members who died between 2021 and 2022.

Obituaries 2019 - 2020

Obituaries of members who died between 2019 and 2020.

Obituaries 2016 - 2018

Obituaries of members who died between 2016 and 2018.

Obituaries 2010 - 2015

Obituaries of members who died between 2010 and 2015

Obituaries 2005 - 2009

Obituaries of members who died between 2005 and 2009

How to send us an obituary

Please get in touch using the contact details on this page. The obituary should:

• include the dates of birth and passing away
• be no longer than one A4 page (about eight paragraphs)
• mention the contribution the person who has died made to the chemical sciences
• be accompanied by a photo as a separate file, which
  • is portrait and at least half a megabyte in size
  • is in jpg or png format and not within a Word or other document
  • does not contain other people
  • you have permission to use

To notify us of the death of a member or if you have any questions, please get in touch using the contact details on this page.