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Charles J. M. Stirling

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Charles James Matthew Stirling FRS, CChem, FRSC, FLSW (born 1930) is an Emeritus Professor of Chemistry, at the University of Sheffield, in England.

Stirling was born on 8 December 1930 to Brigadier Alexander Dickson Stirling and his wife Millicent Stirling[1]

He was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry in 1967,[2] and a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1986;[2] and gave the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures in 1992.[2]

The Royal Society describe him as having "made important contributions to physical organic chemistry through his elucidation of organic reaction mechanisms".[3]

He is a Founding Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Stirling, Prof. Charles James Matthew". Who's Who. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.36322.
  2. ^ a b c "Emeritus Prof. Charles J.M. Stirling, FRS – Profiles – Staff – Chemistry – The University of Sheffield". University of Sheffield. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Charles Stirling | Royal Society". Royal Society. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  4. ^ Wales, The Learned Society of. "Charles Stirling". The Learned Society of Wales. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
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