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

Biography

After a BSc 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 fish liver oils 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

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Honours and awards

He was awarded a

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by the

in 1950 and an honorary DSc by

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

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. In 1969 he was awarded an honorary fellowship of the New Zealand Institute of Food Science and Technology.

Shorland Medal

In 1999 the

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established the Shorland Medal 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