Francis Brian Shorland (14 July 1909 – 8 June 1999) was a New Zealand organic chemist.

Biography

After a

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and a MSc in organic chemistry he worked for the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, before earning a scholarship to go to the

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for a

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under

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, studying

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and fats from farm animals. After his retirement in 1969, he held several honorary posts at

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. He died on 8 June 1999 and was cremated at Karori Crematorium.

Honours and awards

He was awarded a DSc by the

in 1950 and an honorary DSc by

in 1970; a Fellowship of the Royal Society of New Zealand in 1951 and the

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in 1955. In the

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he was appointed an

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, in recognition of his role as director of the Fats Research Institute, and in 1990 he received the

New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal The New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal was a commemorative medal awarded in New Zealand in 1990 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, and was awarded to approximately 3,000 people. Background The New Zea ...

Shorland Medal

In 1999 the

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established the

Shorland Medal The Shorland Medal is awarded annually by the New Zealand Association of Scientists in recognition of a "major and continued contribution to basic or applied research that has added significantly to scientific understanding or resulted in signifi ...

in Shorland's honour. It is awarded annually in recognition of a "major and continued contribution to basic or applied research that has added significantly to scientific understanding or resulted in significant benefits to society."

Biography

Honours and awards

Shorland Medal

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Further reading