Jocelyn Field Thorpe

Jocelyn Field Thorpe
Born(1872-12-01)1 December 1872
Clapham, London, England
Died10 June 1940(1940-06-10) (aged 67)
NationalityEnglish
Alma materHeidelberg University
Known forThorpe reaction
Thorpe–Ingold effect
Guareschi–Thorpe condensation
AwardsLongstaff Prize (1921)
Davy Medal (1922)
Scientific career
FieldsOrganic chemistry
InstitutionsImperial College London
Doctoral advisorKarl von Auwers
Doctoral studentsChristopher Kelk Ingold

Sir Jocelyn Field Thorpe FRS[1] (1 December 1872 – 10 June 1940) was an English chemist who made major contributions to organic chemistry, including the Thorpe-Ingold effect and three named reactions.

  1. ^ Ingold, C. K. (1941). "Jocelyn Field Thorpe, 1872 - 1940". Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society. 3 (10): 531–44. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1941.0020. S2CID 178487429.