| Authorised form of name | Kroto; Sir; Harold Walter (1939 - 2016) |
| Dates | 1939 - 2016 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England |
| Date of birth | 07/10/1939 |
| Place of death | England |
| Date of death | 30/04/2016 |
| Occupation | Chemist |
| Activity | Education:
Bolton School
B.Sc. Chemistry, University of Sheffield (1959-1961); Ph.D Chemistry, University of Sheffield
Career:
Began academic career at the University of Sussex, Brighton (1967), becoming Professor (1985);
Lecture given to Valdosta State University College of Arts and Sciences, third and last in the President's lecture series taking place during VSU's Centennial year, on 'Architecture in NanoSpace' (2006)
Medals and prizes:
Tildon Lecturer Award (1981-1982); Nobel Prize (Chemistry) 1996
Honours:
Kt 1996
Memberships:
Millennium FRSC (2000) |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 15/03/1990 |
| Age at election | 50 |
| RSActivity | Medals and prizes:
Copley Medal 2004; Michael Faraday 2001
Lectures:
Blackett Memorial 1999 |
| Source | References:
Anne Purkiss 'Scientists 1985 - 2010; Portraits of Fellows of the Royal Society' 2010, p. 31 |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/92002898 |
| Code | NA4296 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1990/22 | Kroto, Sir Harold Walter: certificate of election to the Royal Society | 1986 |
| IM/AKP/0013 | Portrait of Sir Harold Walter Kroto | October 1996 |
| IM/002579 | Kroto, Sir Harold Walter | nd |
| IM/002578 | Kroto, Sir Harold Walter | 1990 |