| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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 | 
| MDA/N/1/24 | Correspondence between Derek Harold Richard Barton and the Royal Society | 18 December 1957-6 February 1962 |