Life Summary - Athelstan Laurence (Athel) Beckwith

Beckwith, Athelstan Laurence (Athel) (1930–2010)

	Beckwith, Athelstan Laurence (Athel) (1930–2010)
Born	20 February, 1930 perth , Western Australia , Australia
Died	15 May, 2010 (aged 80) Canberra , Australian Capital Territory , Australia
Cause of Death	motor vehicle accident
Education*	Perth Modern School (student, 1943-1948) University of Western Australia (student, 1949-1952) Oxford University (student, 1953-1955)
Occupation*	academic (1958-1981) South Australia, Australia organic chemist (1958-1981) South Australia, Australia academic (1981-1995) Australian Capital Territory, Australia organic chemist (1981-1995) Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Awards	Rennie Medal (Royal Australian Chemical Institute) (recipient, 1960) Officer of the Order of Australia (recipient, 2004)
Legacies*	Athel Beckwith Lectureship (Royal Australian Chemical Institute) (eponym)
Key Organisations*	Royal Australian Chemical Institute (SA) (president, 1971-1972) Australian Academy of Science (fellow, 1974-2010) Royal Society of London (UK) (fellow, 1989-2010)
Workplaces*	CSIRO (employee, 1956-1958) University of Adelaide (organic chemistry) (academic, 1958-1981) Australian National University (chemistry) (academic, 1981-1995)

* Dates are approximate