Lindsay Heathcote Briggs
| Lindsay Heathcote Briggs | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 January 1905 Hastings, New Zealand |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Auckland, New Zealand |
| Residence | New Zealand |
| Fields | Organic chemistry |
| Institutions | University of Auckland |
| Alma mater | Auckland University College University of Oxford |
| Thesis | (1932) |
| Doctoral advisor | Robert Robinson |
| Known for | Contribution to the structure of strychnine; chemistry of New Zealand native plants |
| Notable awards | Hector Medal (1943) |
Lindsay Heathcote "Bob" Briggs (3 January 1905 – 16 January 1975) was a New Zealand organic chemist.
Early life
Born in Hastings in 1905,[1] Briggs was educated at Auckland Grammar School.[2]
Academic career
After graduating from Auckland University College with a Master of Science with second-class honours in 1928,[3] he received funding to research manuka oil the following year,[4] and undertook independent research at Massey Agricultural College from 1929 to 1930.
He then went to the Dyson Perrins Laboratory at Oxford University for a PhD under Robert Robinson, investigating the chemical structure of strychnine.[1] He was awarded his doctorate in 1932 and returned to Auckland, where he was appointed as a lecturer in organic chemistry in 1933.[2]
In 1941 he was awarded a DSc from Auckland University College.[3] He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand in 1942[5] and served as its president from 1956 to 1958.[6] He was awarded the Hector Medal by the society in 1943.[7]
He was also an active member of the Auckland University field club.[8]
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