Geoffrey Wilkinson

Sir
Geoffrey Wilkinson
FRS
Sir Geoffrey Wilkinson FRS
	Wilkinson c. 1976
Born	14 July 1921; Todmorden, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Died	26 September 1996 (aged 75); London, England
Nationality	British
Alma mater	Imperial College London (PhD)
Known for	Homogeneous transition metal catalysis
Awards	FRS (1965); Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1973); Royal Medal (1981); Ludwig Mond Award (1981); Davy Medal (1996);
	Scientific career
Fields	Inorganic chemistry
Institutions	University of California, Berkeley; Harvard University; Imperial College London;
Thesis	Some physico-chemical observations on hydrolysis in the homogeneous vapour phase (1946)
Doctoral advisor	Henry Vincent Aird Briscoe
Other academic advisors	Glenn T. Seaborg (post doctoral advisor)
Doctoral students	F. Albert Cotton; Andrew R. Barron; Martin A. Bennett; Alan Davison; Malcolm Green; John A. Osborn;
Other notable students	Richard A. Andersen (postdoc)

Sir Geoffrey Wilkinson FRS (14 July 1921 – 26 September 1996) was a Nobel laureate English chemist who pioneered inorganic chemistry and homogeneous transition metal catalysis.

Sir Geoffrey Wilkinson FRS
Wilkinson c. 1976
Born	(1921-07-14)14 July 1921 Todmorden, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Died	26 September 1996(1996-09-26) (aged 75) London, England
Nationality	British
Alma mater	Imperial College London (PhD)
Known for	Homogeneous transition metal catalysis
Awards	FRS (1965) Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1973) Royal Medal (1981) Ludwig Mond Award (1981) Davy Medal (1996)
Scientific career
Fields	Inorganic chemistry
Institutions	University of California, Berkeley Harvard University Imperial College London
Thesis	Some physico-chemical observations on hydrolysis in the homogeneous vapour phase (1946)
Doctoral advisor	Henry Vincent Aird Briscoe
Other academic advisors	Glenn T. Seaborg (post doctoral advisor)
Doctoral students	F. Albert Cotton Andrew R. Barron Martin A. Bennett Alan Davison Malcolm Green John A. Osborn
Other notable students	Richard A. Andersen (postdoc)