Peter Day

British chemist (1938–2020)
Person human Q7173586

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18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[19]
Date of birth
August 20, 1938
Date of death
May 19, 2020
Place of birth
Kent
Place of death
Marsh Baldon
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[6]
Occupation
chemist
Doctoral advisor
Robert Williams[11]
Doctoral student
Matthew Rosseinsky[20]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Family name
Day
Given name
Peter
🏷️ Also known as
en Peter Day ar بيتر داي cs P. Day cs Peter Day ru Питер Дэй zh 彼得·戴 (化学家)
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Library of Congress authority ID
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GND ID
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AE member ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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CANTIC ID (former scheme)
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Fellow of the Royal Society ID
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IdRef ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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National Library of Israel J9U ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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Prabook ID
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SHARE Catalogue author ID
20855
Scopus author ID
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UK National Archives ID
F76728
University of Barcelona authority ID
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University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
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Wellcome Collection concept ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Summary

Peter Day's place of birth was Kent[1]. He was born on August 20, 1938[2]. He passed away in Marsh Baldon[3]. He died on May 19, 2020[4]. He worked as a chemist[5].

Body

Education

Educated at Wadham College[9], a college of the University of Oxford[21], in United Kingdom[22], founded in 1610[23], headquartered in Oxford[24] and Maidstone Grammar School[10], a grammar school[25], in United Kingdom[26], founded in 1549[27].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Society[12], a fellowship award[28], in United Kingdom[29]; Corday-Morgan Prize[13], a science award[30], in United Kingdom[31]; Fellow of the Institute of Physics[14], a fellowship award[32]; Royal Society Bakerian Medal[15], a science award[33], in United Kingdom[34], founded in 1775[35]; and Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry[16], a fellowship award[36], in United Kingdom[37].

Why It Matters

His notable doctoral advisees include Matthew Rosseinsky[38], a chemist[39], b. 2000[40], of United Kingdom[41], awarded the De Gennes Prize[42].

FAQs

Where was Peter Day born?

Peter Day was born in Kent[1].

Where did Peter Day die?

Peter Day passed away in Marsh Baldon[3].

What did Peter Day do for work?

Peter Day worked as chemist[5].

Where did Peter Day go to school?

Peter Day was educated at Wadham College[9] and Maidstone Grammar School[10].

What awards did Peter Day receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[12], Corday-Morgan Prize[13], Fellow of the Institute of Physics[14], and Royal Society Bakerian Medal[15].

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