Person Rowlinson; Sir; John Shipley (1926 - 2018); physical chemist Rowlinson John Shipley Sir physical chemist 1926 - 2018 British Male Easedale, Bulkeley Road, Handforth, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom 12 May 1926 19260512 John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, England, United Kingdom 15 August 2018 20180815 Marriage: Walkden, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

12 Pullens Field, Headington, Oxford, England, United Kingdom

Physical chemist Physical chemistry Chemical kinetics Chemistry Education: Rossall School in Fleetwood, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; Trinity College, Oxford (1945-1948); DPhil (1951) Career: ICI research fellow at the University of Manchester (1951); lecturer, Manchester University (1954); promoted to senior lecturer (1957); professor of chemical technology, Imperial College, London (1961-1974); Dr Lee's Professor of Chemistry, Oxford University (1974); retired and became Emeritus Fellow of Exeter College, Oxford (1993). Honours: KB 2000 Awards/Medals: Faraday Lectureship Prize 1983 Sidney M. Edelstein Award for Outstanding Achievement in the History of Chemistry from the American Chemical Society 2008 Memberships: Royal Academy of Engineering (founder 1976) Parents: Frank Rowlinson (1898–1986), publicity manager, and Winifred Trussler, née Jones (1899–1994). Spouse: (m. 2 August 1952) Nancy Gaskell (1930–2012), classics student at Somerville College, Oxford, daughter of Horace Gaskell, railway clerk, and Ana, née Gallagher. Children: Paul (b. 1954), professional translator, and Stella (b. 1956), anaesthetist. Known for his outstanding work on the thermodynamic and transport properties of fluids and fluid mixtures. Discovered the wide occurrence of lower critical solution temperatures in mixtures of volatile and involatile fluids, and showed how to calculate accurately the properties of 3-component systems from the 2-component sub-systems. Demonstrated that the Lennard-Jones potential is not fully consistent with the properties of simple fluids, and has proposed a form for the pair distribution function which represents with high accuracy their properties over a wide range. Liberal Party councillor on Sale borough (1956-1959) where played an important part in Sale becoming the first council in England to adopt the Clean Air Act of 1956. Skilled and accomplished mountain climber. Excellent chess player who played competitively. Royal Society roles: Council: 1994- 1999; Sec 1994-1999 ; VP 1994-1999 Medals and prizes: Leverhulme Medal 1993 Fellow 19/03/1970 43 DNB References: J S Rowlinson, 'Le Sage's Essai de chymie mechanique' in NR 2003 vol 57 pp 35-45 J S Rowlinson, 'The work of Thomas Andrews and James Thomson on the liquefaction of gases' in NR 2003 vol 57 pp 143-159 J S Rowlinson, 'Gases and liquids. How fluids unmix: discoveries by the school of Van der Waals and Kamerlingh Onnes, by J L Sengers' in NR 2003 vol 57 pp 255-256 by Basil Mahon' in NR 2004 vol 58 pp 103-104 J S Rowlinson, 'A national treasure house. "'The common purposes of life': science and society at the Royal Institution of Great Britain" ed Frank A J L James ' in NR 2004 vol 58 pp 105-106 J S Rowlinson, 'The war time work of Hinshelwood and his colleagues' in NR 2004 vol 58 pp 161-175 J S Rowlinson, 'Displacing Phlogiston. Robert Siegfried, From elements to atoms: a history of chemical composition' in NR 2004 vol 58 pp 242-243 J S Rowlinson, 'Royal Society purchases from the Macclesfield Library', in NR 2006 vol 60 pp 67-69 J S Rowlinson, 'Bringing chemistry to Cambridge', review of 'The 1702 chair of chemistry at Cambridge: transformation and change' M D Archer & C D Haley (eds), in NR 2006 vol 60 pp 103-105 J S Rowlinson, 'Dr Thomas Carver and Lord Kelvin', in NR 2006 vol 60 pp 161-170 J S Rowlinson, 'Laplace: the man. ' Pierre Simon Laplace, 1749-1827: A determined scientist' by R Hahn, in NR 2006 vol 60 pp 221 - 223 J S Rowlinson, 'Flattening the earth. The wuest for the true figure of the Earth: ideas and expeditions in four centuries of geodesy by M R Hoare' in NR 2007 vol 61 pp 67-68 J S Rowlinson, 'John Freind: physician, chemist, Jacobite, and friend of Voltaire's' in NR 2007 vol 61 pp 109-127 International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/action/doSearch?ContribAuthorRaw=Rowlinson%2C+John+Shipley RCN 15808 RCN 15809 RCN 15810 RCN 15811 RCN 20362 12 May 1926 - 15 Aug 2018 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 30/07/2025 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA2323 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 17/03/2026 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/108872182 b24bc810-0615-433c-92e9-2d917a98537d