David Leigh

Summary

David Leigh is a human^[1]. He was born in Birmingham^[2]. He was born on +1963-05-31T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a chemist^[4] and university teacher^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• David Leigh's place of birth was Birmingham^[2].
• David Leigh was born on +1963-05-31T00:00:00Z^[3].
• David Leigh held citizenship in United Kingdom^[7].
• David Leigh's professions included chemist^[4].
• David Leigh's professions included university teacher^[5].
• David Leigh's field of work was organic chemistry^[8].
• Among David Leigh's employers was University of Manchester^[9].
• David Leigh was employed by University of Edinburgh^[10].
• David Leigh was employed by East China Normal University^[11].
• David Leigh was educated at University of Sheffield^[12].
• David Leigh's education included a stint at Codsall Community High School^[13].
• David Leigh's doctoral advisor was Fraser Stoddart^[14].
• David Leigh received the Fellow of the Royal Society^[15].
• David Leigh received the Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh^[16].
• David Leigh received the Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology^[17].
• David Leigh received the Royal Society Wolfson Fellowship^[18].
• David Leigh received the Tilden Prize^[19].
• David Leigh received the Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry^[20].
• David Leigh was a member of Royal Society^[21].
• David Leigh was a member of Academia Europaea^[22].
• David Leigh's image is recorded as David A. Leigh in 2019.png^[23].
• David Leigh is recorded as male^[24].
• David Leigh's instance of is recorded as human^[25].
• David Leigh's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 198985596^[26].
• David Leigh's IdRef ID is recorded as 146682831^[27].

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Origins and Family

David Leigh was born in Birmingham^[2]. He was born on +1963-05-31T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at University of Sheffield^[12], a public research university^[28], in United Kingdom^[29], founded in 1905^[30], headquartered in Sheffield^[31] and Codsall Community High School^[13], a secondary school^[32], in United Kingdom^[33], founded in 1940^[34]. David Leigh's doctoral advisor was Fraser Stoddart^[14]. He earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy^[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include chemist^[4] and university teacher^[5]. David Leigh's field of work was organic chemistry^[8]. Employers include University of Manchester^[9], a university^[36], in United Kingdom^[37], founded in 1824^[38], headquartered in Manchester^[39]; University of Edinburgh^[10], a public university^[40], in United Kingdom^[41], founded in 1583^[42], headquartered in Edinburgh^[43]; and East China Normal University^[11], a public university^[44], in People's Republic of China^[45], founded in 1951^[46], headquartered in Shanghai^[47].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[15], a fellowship award^[48], in United Kingdom^[49]; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh^[16], a fellowship award^[50], in United Kingdom^[51]; Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology^[17], a science award^[52], in United States^[53], founded in 1993^[54]; Royal Society Wolfson Fellowship^[18], a science award^[55], in United Kingdom^[56]; Tilden Prize^[19], a chemistry award^[57]; and Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry^[20], a fellowship award^[58], in United Kingdom^[59].

Why It Matters

David Leigh ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).^[6]

FAQs

Where was David Leigh born?

David Leigh's place of birth was Birmingham^[2].

What did David Leigh do for work?

David Leigh worked as chemist^[4] and university teacher^[5].

Where did David Leigh go to school?

David Leigh was educated at University of Sheffield^[12] and Codsall Community High School^[13].

What awards did David Leigh receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[15], Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh^[16], Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology^[17], and Royal Society Wolfson Fellowship^[18].