Tributes paid as Royal Society of Chemistry past president Eddie Abel dies
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Rebecca Trager2021-04-26T09:30:00
Organometallic chemistry giant passes away aged 89
Edward Abel (1931-2021)
Eddie Abel, past president of the Royal Society of Chemistry, died on 19 April at 89.
The organometallic chemist, who served as RSC president between 1996 and 1998, played an influential role in UK higher education policy and research funding. He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1997.