Andrew Pelter

Professor Andrew Pelter FRSC FLSW
Born	(1931-11-20)November 20, 1931 London
Died	March 16, 2019(2019-03-16) (aged 87)
Nationality	British Citizen
Alma mater	Bristol University
Occupation(s)
Swansea University Head of the Department of Chemistry
In office 1985–1987
Preceded by	John Howard Purnell
Succeeded by	John Howard Purnell
Personal details
Born	(1931-11-20)November 20, 1931
Spouse	Susan Smith ​ (m. 1994)​
Children	5
Scientific career
Fields	Organic Chemist
Institutions	Medical Research Council, Manchester University, Swansea University
Doctoral advisor	Professor W. D. Ollis
Notable students	Bakthan Singaram, Kieth Smith

Andrew Pelter FRSC FLSW (20 November 1931 - 16 March 2019) was a British organic chemist.

Life

Pelter was born in London and studied chemistry at Bristol University, where he also gained his PhD degree under the supervision of Professor W. D. Ollis. He was married three times, most recently to Susan Smith on 22 January 1994.

Career

Pelter started his career at the Medical Research Council working under John Cornforth which was a major influence on his professional development. He then move to Manchester University where he started his independent academic career, collaborating initially with Australian chemist, A. J. Birch. In 1971, Pelter became a professor of Organic Chemistry when he moved to University College of Swansea, he delivered his Inaugural lecture entitled Organic chemistry, a perspective view on 5 December 1972. He remained at Swansea until his retirement in 1999.

Honours

He was awarded the Tilden Prize of the Royal Society of Chemistry in 1981 for his work on boron research.