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'''Peter Bernard David de la Mare''' (3 September 1920 – 13 December 1989) was a New Zealand physical organic chemist.
'''Peter Bernard David De la Mare''' (1920-1989<ref>Auckland star / http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/localhistory/lhamadv.html</ref>) was a New Zealand chemist. In 1942 he graduated from [[Victoria University of Wellington]] with a [[MSc]] in chemistry, winning the shirtcliffe fellowship and the [[Jacob Joseph scholarship]]<ref>http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-VUW1942_Spik-t1-body-d19.html</ref>


Born in [[Hamilton, New Zealand|Hamilton]] in 1920, he was the son of Sophia Ruth de la Mare (née Child), a medical practitioner, and [[Frederick Archibald de la Mare]], a lawyer.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=NZH19200909.2.2.2 | title=Births | date=9 September 1920 | work=New Zealand Herald | access-date=12 October 2014 | page=1 }}</ref><ref>{{DNZB|title=de la Mare, Frederick Archibald |first=G.P. |last=Barton |id=3d4 |accessdate=12 October 2014}}</ref> He was educated at [[Hamilton Boys' High School|Hamilton High School]],<ref name="ENZ 1966">{{cite book |editor-last=McLintock |editor-first= A.H. |title=An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand |url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/1966/expatriates-biographies/page-32 |access-date=12 October 2014 |year=1966 }}</ref> and then attended [[Victoria University of Wellington|Victoria University College]], from where he graduated in 1942 with an [[MSc]] in chemistry, winning the Shirtcliffe Fellowship and the Jacob Joseph Scholarship.<ref>{{cite journal |year=1942 |title=Graduates, 1942 |url=http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-VUW1942_Spik-t1-body-d19.html |journal=Spike |publisher=Victoria University College Students' Association |volume=41 |issue=70 |access-date=12 October 2014}}</ref> His master's research was supervised by [[Philip Robertson (chemist)|Philip Robertson]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Halton |first=Brian |author-link=Brian Halton |title=Chemistry at Victoria – The Wellington University |url=http://www.victoria.ac.nz/scps/about/attachments/ChemHist_second-edition_lowres.pdf |access-date=12 October 2014 |year=2014 |edition=2nd |publisher=School of Chemical & Physical Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington |isbn=978-0-475-12408-1 |page=25}}</ref> He worked at the [[Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (New Zealand)|Department of Scientific and Industrial Research]] in the agricultural department at Wellington and [[Ruakura]], before undertaking PhD studies at [[University College London]] between 1946 and 1948, supervised by [[Christopher Kelk Ingold|Christopher Ingold]].<ref name="Century">{{cite book |last1=Cambie |first1=R.C. |last2=Davis |first2=B.R. |title=A century of chemistry at the University of Auckland 1883–1983 |year=1983 |publisher=Percival |location=Auckland |pages=35–37}}</ref>
In 1983 he was awarded an honoury [[DSc]] from [[Victoria University of Wellington]] and in 1985 he won the [[Hector Medal]], then the highest award in New Zealand science.<ref>http://www.royalsociety.org.nz/programmes/awards/hector-medal/recipients/</ref>


He was appointed as an assistant lecturer in the [[University College London]] department of chemistry in 1948, and was promoted to lecturer in 1949 and reader in 1957.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chem.ucl.ac.uk/resources/history/people/delamare.html |title=UCL periodic table of the lecturers: Peter de la Mare |date=20 September 2010 |publisher=University College London |access-date=12 October 2014}}</ref> In 1960 he moved to [[Bedford College (London)|Bedford College, University of London]], becoming professor and head of chemistry.<ref name="Century"/> He was appointed professor and head of chemistry at the [[University of Auckland]] in 1967, stepping down as head of department in 1980 and retiring in 1981.<ref name="Century"/>
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De la Mare was awarded a [[DSc]] by thesis from the University of London in 1955.<ref name="ENZ 1966"/> He was elected a [[Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand]] in 1970,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.royalsociety.org.nz/organisation/academy/fellowship/fellows-1919-present/d-f/ |title=The Academy: D–F |publisher=Royal Society of New Zealand |access-date=12 October 2014}}</ref> and in 1985 he won the society's [[Hector Medal]], then the highest award in New Zealand science.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.royalsociety.org.nz/programmes/awards/hector-medal/recipients/ |title=Hector Medal |publisher=Royal Society of New Zealand |access-date=12 October 2014}}</ref> In 1983 he was awarded an honorary [[DSc]] by [[Victoria University of Wellington]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.victoria.ac.nz/about/victorias-story/history/honorary-graduates |title=Honorary graduates and Hunter fellowships |publisher=Victoria University of Wellington |access-date=12 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626113012/https://www.victoria.ac.nz/about/victorias-story/history/honorary-graduates |archive-date=26 June 2019 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 08:00, 10 April 2023

Peter de la Mare
Born
Peter Bernard David de la Mare

(1920-09-03)3 September 1920
Hamilton, New Zealand
Died13 December 1989(1989-12-13) (aged 69)
Ōpōtiki, New Zealand
Alma materVictoria University College
University College London
RelativesFrederick de la Mare (father)
AwardsHector Medal (1985)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysical organic chemistry
InstitutionsDSIR (New Zealand)
University College London
Bedford College, University of London
University of Auckland
Thesis Steric and polar effects in the halogen exchange reaction  (1948)
Doctoral advisorChristopher Ingold
Other academic advisorsPhilip Robertson

Peter Bernard David de la Mare (3 September 1920 – 13 December 1989) was a New Zealand physical organic chemist.

Born in Hamilton in 1920, he was the son of Sophia Ruth de la Mare (née Child), a medical practitioner, and Frederick Archibald de la Mare, a lawyer.[1][2] He was educated at Hamilton High School,[3] and then attended Victoria University College, from where he graduated in 1942 with an MSc in chemistry, winning the Shirtcliffe Fellowship and the Jacob Joseph Scholarship.[4] His master's research was supervised by Philip Robertson.[5] He worked at the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research in the agricultural department at Wellington and Ruakura, before undertaking PhD studies at University College London between 1946 and 1948, supervised by Christopher Ingold.[6]

He was appointed as an assistant lecturer in the University College London department of chemistry in 1948, and was promoted to lecturer in 1949 and reader in 1957.[7] In 1960 he moved to Bedford College, University of London, becoming professor and head of chemistry.[6] He was appointed professor and head of chemistry at the University of Auckland in 1967, stepping down as head of department in 1980 and retiring in 1981.[6]

De la Mare was awarded a DSc by thesis from the University of London in 1955.[3] He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand in 1970,[8] and in 1985 he won the society's Hector Medal, then the highest award in New Zealand science.[9] In 1983 he was awarded an honorary DSc by Victoria University of Wellington.[10]

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  1. ^ "Births". New Zealand Herald. 9 September 1920. p. 1. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  2. ^ Barton, G.P. "de la Mare, Frederick Archibald". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  3. ^ a b McLintock, A.H., ed. (1966). An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Graduates, 1942". Spike. 41 (70). Victoria University College Students' Association. 1942. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  5. ^ Halton, Brian (2014). Chemistry at Victoria – The Wellington University (PDF) (2nd ed.). School of Chemical & Physical Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington. p. 25. ISBN 978-0-475-12408-1. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  6. ^ a b c Cambie, R.C.; Davis, B.R. (1983). A century of chemistry at the University of Auckland 1883–1983. Auckland: Percival. pp. 35–37.
  7. ^ "UCL periodic table of the lecturers: Peter de la Mare". University College London. 20 September 2010. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  8. ^ "The Academy: D–F". Royal Society of New Zealand. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  9. ^ "Hector Medal". Royal Society of New Zealand. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  10. ^ "Honorary graduates and Hunter fellowships". Victoria University of Wellington. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
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