Person Ramage; Robert (1935 - 2019) Ramage Robert 1935 - 2019 British Male Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom 04/10/1935 19351004 16/10/2019 20191016

Chemist Organic chemistry Education: Glasgow University, BSc (1954-1958), PhD (1958-1961), DSc (1982); Career: Fellow of Harvard College and Fullbright Fellow, Harvard University (1961-1963); Research Fellow, Woodward Research Institute, Basle (1963-1964); Lecturer in Organic Chemsitry (1971-1977), Senior Lecturer in Organic Chemistry (1871-1977), University of Liverpool; Professor of Organic Chemistry (1977-1984, Head of Department of Chemistry (1979-1984), UMIST; Head of Department of Chemistry (1987-1990), Forbes Professor of Organic Chemistry (1984-), University of Edinburgh; additional work as an external examiner and as an industry consultant Memberships: American Chemical Society (1972); FRSC (1977); FRSE (1986); Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce (1991); New York Academy of Sciences (1991) Medals and Awards: Portuguese Chemical Society Medal (1985); Tilden Lectureship of Royal Society of Chemistry (1986-1987); Royal Society of Chemistry Award for Synthetic Organic CHemistry (1987); Erskine Fellowship, University of Canterbury, New Zealand (1991) Robert Ramage made versatile and innovative contributions to a number of important areas of organic chemistry. His seminal ideas on sesquiterpene biosynthesis were followed by stereochemically controlled chiral syntheses of a range of complex terpenes. He participated with Robert B. Woodward in the classical synthesis of cephalosporin C, a feat which significantly influenced later synthetic approaches to the beta-lactam antibiotics. Together with Alan R. Battersby he solved the enigma of colchicine biosynthesis, established the structure of a new series of alkaloids and determined the biosynthetic pathway to these homoaporphines. In the ergot alkaloid field, he designed a new synthesis of lysergic acid. Initially with George W. Kenner, and then independently, he made extensive contributions to polypeptide chemistry particularly in the gastrin field with structural elucidations followed by total synthesis of minigastrin and porcine big gastrin. He innovated many useful methodologies for peptide synthesis and applied them successfully to high molecular weight polypeptides. Professor Robert Ramage FRS died on 16 October 2019. Fellow 12/03/1992 56 Sources: https://royalsociety.org/people/robert-ramage-12140/ 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 4 Oct 1935 - 16 Oct 2019 NA4097 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes 421407db-99f1-4a04-94ce-f0cbc4b9ab85