title: Andrew Pelter
text: # Andrew Pelter
  
  Andrew Pelter FRSC FLSW (20 November 1931 - 16 March 2019) was a British organic chemist.
  
  ## Life
  
  Pelter was born in London and studied chemistry at Bristol University, where he also gained his PhD degree under the supervision of Professor W. D. Ollis. He was married three times, most recently to Susan Smith on 22 January 1994.
  
  ## Career
  
  Pelter started his career at the Medical Research Council working under John Cornforth which was a major influence on his professional development. He then move to Manchester University where he started his independent academic career, collaborating initially with Australian chemist, A. J. Birch. In 1971, Pelter became a professor of Organic Chemistry when he moved to University College of Swansea, he delivered his Inaugural lecture entitled Organic chemistry, a perspective view on 5 December 1972. He remained at Swansea until his retirement in 1999.
  
  ## Honours
  
  He was awarded the Tilden Prize of the Royal Society of Chemistry in 1981 for his work on boron research.
  
  