| Authorised form of name | Jones; Sir; Ewart Ray Herbert (1911 - 2002) |
| Dates | 1911 - 2002 |
| Place of birth | Wrexham, Denbighshire |
| Date of birth | 16/03/1911 |
| Date of death | 07/05/2002 |
| Activity | Education:
Grove Park School, Wrexham; University College of North Wales at Bangor; University of Manchester
Career:
Lecturer at Imperial College of Science and Technology, London (1938); during WW2 trained gas officers; Reader (1945) and Assistant Professor at Imperial College of Science and Technology, London; Head of Organic Chemistry Department and Professor of Chemistry at University of Manchester (1947 - 1955); Head of Organic Chemistry Department and Waynflete Professor of Chemistry at University of Oxford, fellow of Magdalen College (1955 - 1978); gave name to 'Jones Oxidation' - chronic acid oxidation of secondary alcohols to ketones in acetone;
member of Council for Scientific and Industrial Research - chairman of research grants committee; member of Science Research Council (1965 - 1969) - chair of Science and Technology Board, member Science Board (1969-1972); Chairman of the Chemical Society/Royal Institute of Chemistry Amalgamation Committee (1975 - 1980); presented with award for service to the Chemical Society; awarded Meldola Medal by Royal Insititute of Chemistry; awarded Fritzsche Award by American Chemical Society; Chairman of the Anchor and Guardian Housing Associations
Memberships:
President of Chemical Society (1964 - 1966)
President of Royal Institute of Chemistry (1970 - 1971)
President of Royal Society of Chemistry (1980 - 1982)
Honours:
Kt 1963 |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 16/03/1950 |
| Age at election | 39 |
| RSActivity | Royal Society roles:
Council: 1969-1971
Medals and prizes:
Davy Medal 1966 |
| Relationships | Married (1937) Frances Copp |
| Source | Obituary in the Daily Telegraph (15/05/2002)
Obituaries:
Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 2003 vol 49 pp 263-282, plate, by J H Jones |
| Code | NA4219 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| GLB/23/6 | Sir Ewart Jones, Dyson Perrins Laboratory, Oxford to Brown | 10 November 1966 |
| GLB/19/1/39 | E R H Jones, Davenant Road, Oxford to Brown | 3 February 1960 |
| GLB/23/4 | Sir Ewart Jones, Dyson Perrins Laboratory, Oxford to Brown | 19 January 1965 |
| EC/1950/14 | Jones, Sir Ewart Ray Herbert: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| GLB/65/56/39 | Ewart Jones, Dyson Perrins Laboratory, Oxford to Brown | 15 November 1966 |
| GLB/23/3 | Sir Ewart Jones, Dyson Perrins Laboratory, Oxford to Brown | 20 January 1964 |
| GLB/23/5 | Sir Ewart Jones, Dyson Perrins Laboratory, Oxford to Brown | 17 October 1966 |
| IM/GA/Russell/3916 | Jones, Sir Ewart Ray Herbert | nd |