What is Derek Barton?
'''Sir Derek Harold Richard Barton''' (8 September 1918 – 16 March 1998) was an English [[organic chemist]] and [[Nobel Prize laureate]]. He was born in [[Gravesend, Kent]]. His father was William Thomas and mother was Maude Henrietta Barton. He attended [[Gravesend Grammar School]] (1926–29), [[The King's School, Rochester]] (1929–32), [[Tonbridge School]] (1932–35) and Medway Technical College (1937–39). He was graduated from the [[Imperial College London]] and obtained his [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]] degree in [[Organic Chemistry]] in 1942. He was awarded the [[Fellow of the Royal Society]] and [[Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh]].<ref>{{Cite journal |author=Ley, S. V. |author2=Myers, R. M. |date=2002 |title=Sir Derek Harold Richard Barton. 8 September 1918 - 16 March 1998 |journal=Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society |volume=48|pages=1–23 |jstor=3650246|doi=10.1098/rsbm.2002.0001 |doi-access=free }}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Barton, Derek}} [[Category:1918 births]] [[Category:1998 deaths]] [[Category:British chemists]] {{bio-stub}}