Whitley Professor of Biochemistry

The position of Whitley Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Oxford is one of the permanent chairs of the university, and the first in the field of biochemistry at the university. It is associated with a fellowship at Trinity College, Oxford, and was established with an endowment of £10,000 by Edward Whitley of Trinity College.[1] Benjamin Moore was nominated by Whitley, a former student of Moore, as the first professor.[2][3] Since its creation, the position has been held by:

References

  1. W. J. O'Connor (31 January 1991). British Physiologists 1885-1914: A Biographical Dictionary. Manchester University Press. p. 374. ISBN 978-0719032820.
  2. T. W. Goodwin. "Chapter 1: The Emergence of Biochemistry in the United Kingdom". History of the Biochemical Society 1911-1986 (PDF). The Biochemical Society.
  3. Robert Joseph Paton Williams, Allan Chapman, John Shipley Rowlinson (1982). Chemistry at Oxford: A History from 1600 to 2005. Cambridge University Press. p. 69. ISBN 978-0521243124.
  4. O'Connor, W. J. (1991). British Physiologists 1885-1914: A Biographical Dictionary. Manchester University Press. p. 373.
  5. Perry, S. V. (2004). "Porter, Rodney Robert (1917–1985)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 28 January 2015. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
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  7. Ogston, Alexander G. (January 2011). "Peters, Sir Rudolph Albert (1889–1982)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 28 January 2015. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
  8. "Professors Emeritus" (PDF). University of Oxford. 2013. p. 17. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  9. "Nasmyth, Prof. Kim Ashley". Who's Who 2015. Oxford University Press. October 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2015. (subscription required)
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