F. Gordon A. Stone

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F. Gordon A. Stone
Royal Society Photo, 1977
Born19 May 1925
Exeter, Devon, UK
Died6 April 2011(2011-04-06) (aged 85)
Waco, Texas, USA
Alma materChrist's College, Cambridge
AwardsLudwig Mond Award (1983)
Davy Medal (1989)
Scientific career
InstitutionsBristol University,
Baylor University
Doctoral advisorEmeléus

Francis Gordon Albert Stone CBE, FRS, FRSC (19 May 1925 – 6 April 2011), always known as Gordon, was a British chemist who was a prolific and decorated scholar. He specialized in the synthesis of main group and transition metal organometallic compounds. He was the author of more than 900 academic publications resulting in an h-index of 72 in 2011.

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