Founded in 1702 by the university as simply 'Professor of Chemistry', it was retitled as the Professorship of
Organic Chemistry in 1943, and in 1991 was renamed after a benefaction from the oil company
British Petroleum. In recognition of a donation from
Yusuf Hamied, in 2018 the professorship was renamed the Yusuf Hamied 1702 Chair of Chemistry.[2][3]
^Archer, Mary D.; Haley, Christopher D. (2005), The 1702 chair of chemistry at Cambridge: transformation and change, Cambridge University Press,
ISBN0521828732
Founded in 1702 by the university as simply 'Professor of Chemistry', it was retitled as the Professorship of
Organic Chemistry in 1943, and in 1991 was renamed after a benefaction from the oil company
British Petroleum. In recognition of a donation from
Yusuf Hamied, in 2018 the professorship was renamed the Yusuf Hamied 1702 Chair of Chemistry.[2][3]
^Archer, Mary D.; Haley, Christopher D. (2005), The 1702 chair of chemistry at Cambridge: transformation and change, Cambridge University Press,
ISBN0521828732