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
Those we have lost in 2025
1927 - 2025
1937 - 2025
Obituaries of members who died between 2023 - 2024
Obituaries of members who died between 2021 - 2022
Obituaries of members who died between 2019 - 2020
Obituaries of members who died between 2016 - 2018
Obituaries of members who died between 2010 - 2015
Obituaries of members who died between 2005 - 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.
Contact us
For all enquiries regarding obituaries
- Tel:
- +44 (0) 1223 432141
- Email:
- Our membership team