Quo Fuit places 6 dated presences for Derek Barton across 6 places, from 1949 to 1986.
Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Sir Derek Harold Richard Barton (8 September 1918 – 16 March 1998) was an English organic chemist and Nobel Prize laureate for 1969.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Every dot is a place Derek Barton is documented in, on a dated record. The interactive globe carries the full detail.
Where Derek Barton was documented, and when
1949year
Harvard Universityattested“During 1949 and 1950, he was a visiting lecturer in natural products chemistry at Harvard University, and was then appointed reader in organic chemistry and, in 1953, professor at Birkbeck College.”source: Wikipedia: Derek Barton
1949year
Birkbeck, University of Londonattested“During 1949 and 1950, he was a visiting lecturer in natural products chemistry at Harvard University, and was then appointed reader in organic chemistry and, in 1953, professor at Birkbeck College.”source: Wikipedia: Derek Barton
1955year
University of Glasgowattested“In 1955, he became Regius Professor of Chemistry at the University of Glasgow, and in 1957, he was appointed professor of organic chemistry at Imperial College, London.”source: Wikipedia: Derek Barton
1986year
Texas A&M Universityattested“He moved to the United States in 1986 (specifically Texas) and became distinguished professor at Texas A&M University and held this position for 12 years until his death.”source: Wikipedia: Derek Barton
1986year
Texasattested“He moved to the United States in 1986 (specifically Texas) and became distinguished professor at Texas A&M University and held this position for 12 years until his death.”source: Wikipedia: Derek Barton
1986year
United Statesattested“He moved to the United States in 1986 (specifically Texas) and became distinguished professor at Texas A&M University and held this position for 12 years until his death.”source: Wikipedia: Derek Barton
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1942 to 1945period
Birminghammentioned“From 1942 to 1944, Barton was a government research chemist, then from 1944 to 1945 he worked for Albright and Wilson in Birmingham.”source: Wikipedia: Derek Barton
1959year
University of Illinoismentioned“Little Visiting Professor of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and in 1959 Karl Folkers Visiting Professor at the Universities of Illinois and Wisconsin.”source: Wikipedia: Derek Barton
1970 to 1978period
United Statesmentioned“He was elected to the United States National Academy of Sciences in 1970 and the American Philosophical Society in 1978.”source: Wikipedia: Derek Barton
1978year
Francementioned“In 1978, he became Director of the Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles (ICSN - Gif Sur-Yvette) in France.”source: Wikipedia: Derek Barton
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