A.
Ian Scott
Alastair Ian Scott (10 April 1928 in Glasgow – 18
April 2007) was a British-American organic chemist Alastair Ian Scott
FRS FRSE
who achieved international renown for elucidating the
biosynthetic pathway of vitamin B12.[1] Born April 10, 1928
Glasgow
He occupied successive chairs of organic chemistry at Died April 18, 2007 (aged 79)
the universities of British Columbia, Sussex, and Yale
Citizenship United States
before moving to Texas A&M University in 1977.[2] In
1980 he occupied the Forbes chair of organic Known for vitamin B12 biosynthesis
Chemistry (http://ourhistory.is.ed.ac.uk/index.php/Che Spouse Elizabeth Wilson Walters
mistry#Forbes_Chair_of_Organic_Chemistry) at the Children 2
University of Edinburgh. He was named a
Awards Ernest Guenther Award (1976)
distinguished professor of chemistry and biochemistry
Tetrahedron Prize (1995)
in 1981 at Texas A&M University, and remained there
Bakerian Lecture (1996)
until the end of his career.[1]
Welch Award in Chemistry (2000)
In 1964 he won the Corday-Morgan Medal of the Davy Medal (2001)
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC). He was awarded Scientific career
the 1975 Ernest Guenther Award and the 1994 Arthur Fields organic chemistry
C. Cope Scholar Award by the American Chemical
Institutions Texas A&M University
Society (ACS). He gave the RSC Centenary Lecture in
1994 and the Royal Society Bakerian Lecture in 1996.
He took the Tetrahedron Prize (1995), the RSC Natural Products Award (1996), the Welch Award in
Chemistry (2000),[3] the Royal Society's Davy Medal (2001), the Queen's Royal Medal of the Royal
Society of Edinburgh (2001), and the ACS Nakanishi Prize (2003). He was Texas Scientist of the Year in
2002.[1][2]
He was a Fellow of the Royal Society and the Royal Society of Edinburgh, the American Association for
the Advancement of Science and the European Academy of Sciences.[2] In addition, he was an honorary
member of the Japanese Pharmacological Society.[1]
Personal life
Alastair Ian Scott married Elizabeth Wilson Walters at the University of Glasgow Memorial Chapel, on 4
March 1950. They had two children: Anne and William. Alastair died in Texas on 18 April 2007,
following a heart attack. He was survived by his wife, two children and six grandchildren.[4] Elizabeth
died at her home in Grapevine on 13 September 2016, aged 89.[5]
References
1. "Texas A&M Mourns Loss of Distinguished Chemist Ian Scott" (http://www.science.tamu.ed
u/news/2007/04/texas-am-mourns-loss-of-distinguished-chemist-ian-scott/).
Science.tamu.edu. 19 April 2007. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
2. "Alastair Ian Scott / Chemistry at Illinois" (https://web.archive.org/web/20170504223523/http
s://chemistry.illinois.edu/events/lectures/Nelson_J_Leonard_Distinguished_Lecturers/Alastai
r_Scott.html). 4 May 2017. Archived from the original (https://chemistry.illinois.edu/events/lec
tures/Nelson_J_Leonard_Distinguished_Lecturers/Alastair_Scott.html) on 4 May 2017.
Retrieved 26 March 2019.
3. "Previous Recipients" (https://web.archive.org/web/20110930041332/http://www.welch1.org/
Awards/WelchAwardinChemist0943/PreviousRecipients.asp). 30 September 2011. Archived
from the original (http://www.welch1.org/Awards/WelchAwardinChemist0943/PreviousRecipi
ents.asp) on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
4. "Alastair Ian Scott 10.4.1928 to 18 April 2007" (http://www.sussex.ac.uk/suss-ex/ChemBiogr
aphies.pdf) (PDF). University of Sussex Biographical Archive Chemistry. Retrieved
11 December 2023.
5. "Elizabeth Wilson Scott, 89, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016, at her home in
Grapevine". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth. 23 September 2016.
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