David Chilton Phillips

The Right Honourable

The Lord Phillips of Ellesmere

KBE FRS
The Right Honourable; The Lord Phillips of Ellesmere; KBE FRS
Born	David Chilton Phillips; 7 March 1924; Ellesmere, Shropshire, England
Died	23 February 1999 (aged 74); Royal Marsden Hospital, London, England
Known for	Determination of the structure and catalytic mechanism of lysozyme. Contributions to the techniques of X-ray crystallography. Public service in science and government.
Awards	Feldberg Prize (1968); CIBA Medal (1970); Sir Hans Krebs Medal (1971); Royal Medal (1975); Charles-Léopold Mayer Prize (1979); Foreign Associate Member of the National Academy of Sciences (1985); Wolf Prize in Chemistry (1987); Gregori Aminoff Prize (1991); Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (1991); President's Medal (1994);
	Scientific career
Institutions	University of Cardiff (1942–44, 1947–51); National Research Council (Canada) (1951–55); Royal Institution (1956–66); University of Oxford; (1966–90)
Doctoral students	Louise Johnson; Gregory A. Petsko; E. Yvonne Jones; Michael Sternberg; Ian Wilson;
Other notable students	Janet Thornton (postdoc)

David Chilton Phillips, Baron Phillips of Ellesmere KBE FRS (7 March 1924 – 23 February 1999) was a pioneering, British structural biologist and an influential figure in science and government.

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