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Authorised form of nameCraig; David Parker (1919 - 2015)
Dates1919 - 2015
NationalityAustralian
Place of birthSydney, Australia
Date of birth23/12/1919
Date of death01/07/2015
Research fieldTheoretical chemistry
ActivityEducation:
Sydney Grammar School; Sydney University
Career:
War service; Lecturer in Physical Chemistry (1946-1952), then Professor (1952-1956), Sydney University; Professor of Theoretical Chemistry, University College, London (1956-1967); Professor of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry (1967-1984) and Dean, Research School of Chemistry (1970-1973 and 1977-1981), Australian National University; part-time member, CSIRO executive (1980-1985); President, Australian Academy of Science (1990-1994)
Memberships:
FAA
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election21/03/1968
Age at election48
SourceSources:
AE
Virtual International Authority Filehttp://viaf.org/viaf/109713698
CodeNA4369
Archives associated with this Fellow
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IM/GA/GRS/5309Craig, David Parkernd
EC/1968/07Craig, David Parker: certificate of election to the Royal Society
RR/71/83Referee's report by John Edward Lennard-Jones, on a paper 'Polar structures in the theory of conjugated molecules I. Identification of the ethylene p-electron states' by David Parker Craig[1948]
RR/71/86Letter from John Edward Lennard-Jones, regarding three papers 'Polar structures in the theory of conjugated molecules I. Identification of the ethylene p-electron states', 'Polar structures in the theory of conjugated molecules. II. Symmetry properties and matrix elements for polar structures' and 'Polar structures in the theory of conjugated molecules III. The energy levels of benzene' by David Parker Craig6 June 1949
RR/71/85Referee's report by John Edward Lennard-Jones, on a paper 'Polar structures in the theory of conjugated molecules III. The energy levels of benzene' by David Parker Craig28 March 1949
RR/71/84Referee's report by John Edward Lennard-Jones, on a paper 'Polar structures in the theory of conjugated molecules. II. Symmetry properties and matrix elements for polar structures' by David Parker Craig[1948]
RR/73/60Referee's report by John Edward Lennard-Jones, on a paper 'Electronic levels in simple conjugated systems' by David Parker Craig19 April 1950
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