| Authorised form of name | Barton; Sir; Derek Harold Richard (1918 - 1998) |
| Dates | 1918 - 1998 |
| Nationality | British |
| Date of birth | 08/09/1918 |
| Date of death | 16/03/1998 |
| Activity | Medals and prizes:
Nobel Prize (Chemistry) 1969
Honours:
Kt 1972 |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 18/03/1954 |
| Age at election | 35 |
| RSActivity | Royal Society roles:
Council: 1964-1966
Medals and prizes:
Davy Medal 1961; Royal Medal 1972; Copley Medal 1980
Lectures:
Bakerian 1970 |
| Source | Obituaries:
Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 2002 vol 48 pp 1-23, plate, by S V Ley CBE and R M Myers |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/4991289 |
| Code | NA807 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| HWT/8/2/42 | Correspondence and papers regarding individual EUCHEM conferences | November - December 1979 |
| EC/1954/01 | Barton, Sir Derek Harold Richard: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| HWT/8/2/43 | Correspondence and papers regarding organisation of individual EUCHEM Conferences, rules regarding central fund grants and nineteenth meeting of Committee for EUCHEM Conferences | January - February 1980 |
| HWT/25/10/2 | Correspondence and papers regarding visit of Royal Society delegation to China | November - December 1973 |
| IM/GA/WS/4654 | Barton, Sir Derek Harold Richard | nd |
| IM/GA/WRS/9588 | Barton, Sir Derek Harold Richard | nd |