About Jim Ballantine
Lived 1934 – 2013 (aged 78–79). Jim Ballantine was a chemist.
James A Ballantine CChem FRS (21 February 1934 – 30 April 2013) was a chemist and academic at Swansea University.
Life and career Ballantine was born in England but grew up in Scotland, he studied chemistry at Liverpool University and went on to complete his PhD. He started his career under Professor George Kenner with an ICI Post-doctoral Fellowship working on the synthesis of unsymmetrical porphyrins.
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Who was Jim Ballantine?
Scottish chemist (1934–2013)
When was Jim Ballantine born?
Jim Ballantine was born on 21 February 1934.
When did Jim Ballantine die?
Jim Ballantine died in 2013.
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Jim Ballantine was a chemist.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Jim Ballantine. https://biography.guide/jim-ballantine-chemist/
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