About Donald Holroyde Hey
Lived 1904 – 1987 (aged 82). Donald Holroyde Hey was a British chemist.
Donald Holroyde Hey FRS (12 September 1904 – 21 January 1987) was a Welsh organic chemist. He was notable for his paper proposing that the decomposition of benzoyl peroxide gave rise to free phenyl radicals.
Biography Hey was born in Swansea, the son of Arthur and Frances Hey (née Baynham).
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Who was Donald Holroyde Hey?
Welsh organic chemist (1904–1987)
When was Donald Holroyde Hey born?
Donald Holroyde Hey was born on 12 September 1904 in Swansea.
When did Donald Holroyde Hey die?
Donald Holroyde Hey died on 21 January 1987.
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Donald Holroyde Hey was a chemist.
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Donald Holroyde Hey was British.
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