Struther Arnott

Struther Arnott
Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of St Andrews
In office
1986–1999
ChancellorSir Kenneth Dover
Preceded byJohn Steven Watson
Succeeded byBrian Lang
Personal details
Born(1934-09-25)25 September 1934
Larkhall, Lanarkshire
Died20 April 2013(2013-04-20) (aged 78)
EducationHamilton Academy
Alma materUniversity of Glasgow
Scientific career
FieldsMolecular Biology
Cancer
InstitutionsUniversity of St Andrews
King's College London
Purdue University
University of Oxford

Struther Arnott CBE FRS FRSE FIBiol FRSC (25 September 1934 – 20 April 2013) was a Scottish molecular biologist and chemist who specialised in cancer research. He was a principal and vice-chancellor of the University of St Andrews.[1][2][3][4][5]

  1. ^ "Ex-St Andrews University principal dies at home – Education". Scotsman.com. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  2. ^ St Andrews University portrait Archived 9 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Portrait
  4. ^ Arnott, Struther (2006). "Historical article: DNA polymorphism and the early history of the double helix". Trends in Biochemical Sciences. 31 (6): 349–354. doi:10.1016/j.tibs.2006.04.004. ISSN 0968-0004. PMID 16678428.
  5. ^ "Growing universities: How bad is big? ", Public Money & Management, Volume 12, Issue 3 July 1992, pages 53 – 59