Eddie Abel
Edward William Abel, CBE was a British chemist, editor of textbooks on organometallic chemistry and president of the Royal Society of Chemistry.
He was born in Bridgend, the son of Sidney John Abel and
Donna Maria. He attended Bridgend County Grammar School, where he gained his Higher School Certificate in 1949.
After attending Cardiff University Abel served with the British Army during the Korean War. He was then awarded a Postgraduate Research Scholarship in 1956 to study at the Northern Polytechnic. He obtained his PhD there and then continued his research at Imperial College.
In 1959 Abel was injured in an explosion at Imperial. "He received burns to his hands and cuts but his injuries [were] not thought to be serious"
Abel married Margaret Rosina Edwards in Bridgend on 6 August 1960. They had a son and a daughter: Edward Christopher and Julia Margaret who, between them, have four grandchildren. Margaret Rosina Abel died on 4 February 2018.
He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1997 Queen's Birthday Honours, for services to chemistry.
Eddie died in Cobham; his funeral was held at Randall's Park Crematorium, Leatherhead on 18 May 2021.
He was born in Bridgend, the son of Sidney John Abel and
Donna Maria. He attended Bridgend County Grammar School, where he gained his Higher School Certificate in 1949.
After attending Cardiff University Abel served with the British Army during the Korean War. He was then awarded a Postgraduate Research Scholarship in 1956 to study at the Northern Polytechnic. He obtained his PhD there and then continued his research at Imperial College.
In 1959 Abel was injured in an explosion at Imperial. "He received burns to his hands and cuts but his injuries [were] not thought to be serious"
Abel married Margaret Rosina Edwards in Bridgend on 6 August 1960. They had a son and a daughter: Edward Christopher and Julia Margaret who, between them, have four grandchildren. Margaret Rosina Abel died on 4 February 2018.
He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1997 Queen's Birthday Honours, for services to chemistry.
Eddie died in Cobham; his funeral was held at Randall's Park Crematorium, Leatherhead on 18 May 2021.
