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Authorised form of nameGray; George William (1926 - 2013)
Dates1926 - 2013
NationalityBritish
Place of birthEdinburgh, Scotland
Date of birth04/09/1926
Date of death12/05/2013
OccupationChemistry of liquid crystals, leading to development of the LCD
ActivityEducation:
B.Sc (Chemistry) 1946, University of Glasgow; Ph.D at University College Hull in new topic of liquid crystals.
Career;

Awards: Kyoto Prize (1995)
Honours:
CBE 1991
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election17/03/1983
Age at election56
RSActivityMedals and prizes:
Leverhulme Medal 1987
Lectures:
Clifford Paterson 1985
RelationshipsMarried Marjorie Canavan (1953), she died 28 April 2013. Daughter Elizabeth predeceased them; daughters Veronica and Caroline survive them.
Virtual International Authority Filehttp://viaf.org/viaf/69083571
CodeNA201
Archives associated with this Fellow
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IM/GA/SGRS/8345Gray, George William1984
EC/1983/13Gray, George William: certificate of election to the Royal Society1981
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