Edward David Hughes Explained

Edward David Hughes (June 18, 1906June 30, 1963) was a British organic chemist. He was a professor first at University College, Bangor and then at University College in London, eventually rising to the rank of dean at each.^[1] He was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1949.^[2]

Hughes studied organic reaction mechanisms and reaction kinetics, including being one of the first chemists to use isotopes to understand them. He collaborated with Christopher Kelk Ingold, leading to development of the eponymous Hughes–Ingold rules and Hughes–Ingold symbols.

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Dictionary of Welsh Biography . National Library of Wales and the University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies . Hughes, Edward David (1906–1963), scientist and Professor of Chemistry in London University .
2. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20150316060617/https://royalsociety.org/about-us/fellowship/fellows/. 2015-03-16. Fellows of the Royal Society. Royal Society. London. ("complete listing of the Fellowship from 1660 onwards" link).