Peter Doyle (chemist)

Peter Doyle OBE
Doyle in May 1998
Born	Frank Peter Doyle 1921 (1921)
Died	2004 (aged 82–83)
Occupation	Research chemist

Peter Doyle OBE (1921–2004) was a British chemist.

Career

Doyle obtained his degree from the University of London in 1944.[1] In 1952 he obtained a position at Beecham Laboratories in Betchworth, and became Director of Research at Beecham Pharmaceuticals in 1962.[2]

Along with Ralph Batchelor, George Rolinson, and John Nayler, he was part of the team at Betchworth that discovered and synthesised new penicillins.[2][3] A Royal Society of Chemistry blue plaque now marks this discovery.[2] Doyle retired in 1983.[2]

Awards

Doyle was given the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries' Gold Medal in Therapeutics in 1964 (awarded jointly with Dr. G N Rolinson).[2]

In 1971, he was among a group awarded the Royal Society's Mullard Medal.[2]

He was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1977 "for services to the pharmaceutical industry".[2][4]

References

1. Tilli Tansey; Lois Reynolds, eds. (2000). Post Penicillin Antibiotics: From acceptance to resistance?. Wellcome Witnesses to Contemporary Medicine. History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group. ISBN 978-1-84129-012-6. OL 12568269M. Wikidata Q29581637.
2. "National Chemical Landmark unveiled, celebrating a family of new penicillins". Royal Society of Chemistry. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
3. Sneader, Walter (2005). "23: Antibiotic Analogues". Drug Discovery: A History. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-471-89979-2.
4. "No. 47102". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1976. pp. 1–34.

External links

• Peter Doyle on the History of Modern Biomedicine Research Group website