David Chilton Phillips

The Right Honourable
The Lord Phillips of Ellesmere
KBE FRS
The Right Honourable The Lord Phillips of Ellesmere KBE FRS
Born	David Chilton Phillips; 7 March 1924; Ellesmere, Shropshire, England
Died	23 February 1999 (aged 74); Royal Marsden Hospital, London, England
Known for	Determination of the structure and catalytic mechanism of lysozyme. Contributions to the techniques of X-ray crystallography. Public service in science and government.
Awards	Feldberg Prize (1968); CIBA Medal (1970); Sir Hans Krebs Medal (1971); Royal Medal (1975); Charles-Léopold Mayer Prize (1979); Foreign Associate Member of the National Academy of Sciences (1985); Wolf Prize in Chemistry (1987); Gregori Aminoff Prize (1991); Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (1991); President's Medal (1994);
	Scientific career
Institutions	University of Cardiff (1942–44, 1947–51); National Research Council (Canada) (1951–55); Royal Institution (1956–66); University of Oxford; (1966–90)
Doctoral students	Louise Johnson; Gregory A. Petsko; E. Yvonne Jones; Michael Sternberg; Ian Wilson;
Other notable students	Janet Thornton (postdoc)

David Chilton Phillips, Baron Phillips of Ellesmere KBE FRS (7 March 1924 – 23 February 1999) was a pioneering, British structural biologist and an influential figure in science and government.

The Right Honourable The Lord Phillips of Ellesmere KBE FRS

Born	David Chilton Phillips (1924-03-07)7 March 1924 Ellesmere, Shropshire, England
Died	23 February 1999(1999-02-23) (aged 74) Royal Marsden Hospital, London, England
Known for	Determination of the structure and catalytic mechanism of lysozyme. Contributions to the techniques of X-ray crystallography. Public service in science and government.
Awards	Feldberg Prize (1968) CIBA Medal (1970) Sir Hans Krebs Medal (1971) Royal Medal (1975) Charles-Léopold Mayer Prize (1979) Foreign Associate Member of the National Academy of Sciences (1985) Wolf Prize in Chemistry (1987) Gregori Aminoff Prize (1991) Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (1991) President's Medal (1994)
Scientific career
Institutions	University of Cardiff (1942–44, 1947–51) National Research Council (Canada) (1951–55) Royal Institution (1956–66) University of Oxford (1966–90)
Doctoral students	Louise Johnson Gregory A. Petsko E. Yvonne Jones Michael Sternberg Ian Wilson
Other notable students	Janet Thornton (postdoc)