Geoffrey E. Coates

Geoffrey Edward Coates
Born(1917-05-17)17 May 1917
London, England
Died10 January 2013(2013-01-10) (aged 95)
Laramie, Wyoming, U.S.
NationalityBritish
Alma materQueen's College, Oxford B.Sc. (1939), M.A.
University of Bristol D.Sc. (1954)
Scientific career
FieldsInorganic Chemistry, Organometallic Chemistry
InstitutionsUniversity of Wyoming
Durham University
University of Bristol
Notable studentsRichard A. Andersen

Geoffrey Edward Coates (14 May 1917 – 10 January 2013)[1][2] was a British organometallic chemist and academic. He developed the basics for new materials in plastics, semiconductors and pharmaceuticals.[3]

During his career, he was a professor at Durham University, the University of Bristol, and head of the chemistry department at the University of Wyoming. Coates is known for contributions to the organometallic chemistry of beryllium, as well as authorship of the seminal textbook Organometallic Compounds.[4]

  1. ^ Ainsworth, Susan J. (6 May 2013). "Geoffrey E. Coates". cen.acs.org. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  2. ^ Glockling, Frank (12 May 1987). "Geoffrey Edward Coates: an appreciation". Journal of Organometallic Chemistry. 325 (1/2): ix–xi. doi:10.1016/0022-328X(87)80380-7. ISSN 0022-328X.
  3. ^ Bell, Norman; Wade, Ken (20 February 2013). "Geoffrey Coates obituary". The Guardian. Manchester, England.
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