Leroy Cronin

British chemist
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Leroy Cronin

Summary

Leroy Cronin is a human[1]. Born in Ipswich[2], he… he was born on June 1, 1973[3]. He worked as a chemist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (233 views/month, #7,276 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Leroy Cronin was born in Ipswich[2].
  • Leroy Cronin was born on June 1, 1973[3].
  • Leroy Cronin held citizenship in United Kingdom[6].
  • British English was Leroy Cronin's native language[7].
  • Leroy Cronin worked as a chemist[4].
  • Leroy Cronin's field of work was chemistry[8].
  • Leroy Cronin held the position of Regius Professor of Chemistry[9].
  • Leroy Cronin was employed by University of Glasgow[10].
  • Leroy Cronin's education included a stint at University of York[11].
  • Leroy Cronin is credited with the discovery of ChemPU[12].
  • A notable work attributed to Leroy Cronin is computational chemistry[13].
  • Leroy Cronin received the Corday-Morgan Prize[14].
  • Leroy Cronin received the Tilden Prize[15].
  • Leroy Cronin received the Humboldt Research Fellowship[16].
  • Leroy Cronin received the Interdisciplinary Prize[17].
  • Leroy Cronin received the Humboldt Prize[18].
  • Leroy Cronin received the Philip Leverhulme Prize[19].
  • Leroy Cronin is recorded as male[20].
  • Leroy Cronin's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Leroy Cronin supervised Hong-Ying Zang as a doctoral student[22].
  • Leroy Cronin's Commons category is recorded as Leroy Cronin[23].
  • Leroy Cronin's residence is recorded as Glasgow[24].
  • Leroy Cronin's family name is recorded as Cronin[25].
  • Leroy Cronin's given name is recorded as Leroy[26].
  • Leroy Cronin's official website is recorded as http://www.croninlab.com/[27].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1973-06-01[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 2074d238-c250-4be0-bc48-17854b91373d[31]

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Origins and Family

Born in Ipswich[2], Leroy Cronin… he was born on June 1, 1973[3]. British English was his native language[7].

Education

Leroy Cronin's education included a stint at University of York[11].

Career and Affiliations

Leroy Cronin's professions included chemist[4]. His field of work was chemistry[8]. Among his employers was University of Glasgow[10]. He held the position of Regius Professor of Chemistry[9]. He supervised Hong-Ying Zang as a doctoral student[22].

Works and Contributions

Leroy Cronin is credited with the discovery of ChemPU[12]. A notable work attributed to him is computational chemistry[13].

Recognition

Awards received include Corday-Morgan Prize[14], a science award[32], in United Kingdom[33]; Tilden Prize[15], a chemistry award[34]; Humboldt Research Fellowship[16]; Interdisciplinary Prize[17], an award[35]; Humboldt Prize[18], a science award[36], in Germany[37], founded in 1972[38]; and Philip Leverhulme Prize[19], a science award[39], in United Kingdom[40], founded in 2001[41].

Why It Matters

Leroy Cronin ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (233 views/month, #7,276 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

Where was Leroy Cronin born?

Born in Ipswich[2], Leroy Cronin…

What did Leroy Cronin do for work?

Leroy Cronin worked as chemist[4].

Where did Leroy Cronin go to school?

Leroy Cronin was educated at University of York[11].

What awards did Leroy Cronin receive?

Honors received include Corday-Morgan Prize[14], Tilden Prize[15], Humboldt Research Fellowship[16], and Interdisciplinary Prize[17].

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  12. [14] . universitystory.gla.ac.uk. universitystory.gla.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . rsc.org. rsc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . epsrc.ukri.org. epsrc.ukri.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved . find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved . find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved . find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [13] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    X (twitter) username leecronin
    Official website http://www.croninlab.com/
    Gnd id 1267581638
    Doctoral student Hong-Ying Zang
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