Brian Halton

Brian Halton
Born(1941-03-09)9 March 1941
Died23 February 2019(2019-02-23) (aged 77)
Wellington, New Zealand
CitizenshipNew Zealander
Alma materUniversity of Southampton
Spouse
Margaret Leach
(m. 1970)
Children2
Scientific career
FieldsOrganic chemistry
InstitutionsUniversity of Florida
Victoria University of Wellington
ThesisPart I: Addition reactions of a methyleneaziridine. Part II: Conformational aspects of cyclotriveratrylene derivatives (1966)
Doctoral advisorRichard Cookson
Doctoral studentsMartin Banwell
David Officer

Brian Halton (9 March 1941 – 23 February 2019) was a New Zealand organic chemist. He is noted for his investigation of highly strained and fused aromatic compounds, and was also active as an historian of chemistry.