Howard Charles Clark

New Zealand-born Canadian chemist and university administrator (1929–2024)

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Preceded byWilliam Andrew MacKaySucceeded byTom Traves Personal detailsBorn

(1929-09-04)4 September 1929
Auckland, New ZealandDied14 August 2024(2024-08-14) (aged 94)
Guelph, Ontario, CanadaAlma mater

University of Auckland
University of Cambridge

Scientific careerFieldsInorganic chemistryInstitutions

University of British Columbia
University of Western Ontario
University of Guelph
Dalhousie University

Doctoral advisorsHarry Julius EmeléusNotable studentsMalcolm H. Chisholm (post doc)

Howard Charles Clark FRSC FCIC (4 September 1929 – 14 August 2024) was a Canadian chemist and university administrator.

Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Clark was educated at Takapuna Grammar School and received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1951, a Master of Science degree in 1952, and a PhD in 1954 from the University of Auckland. He then received a second PhD in 1958 from University of Cambridge. From 1954 to 1955, he was a lecturer at the University of Auckland. From 1955 to 1957, he was a Fellow at the University of Cambridge. He emigrated to Canada in 1957 as an assistant professor at the University of British Columbia. He became a full professor and remained at UBC until 1965, when he was appointed Head of Chemistry at the University of Western Ontario. During his time at UWO, he was an active scholar, with a focus on organoplatinum chemistry.^[1]^[2] From 1976 to 1986, he was Vice President Academic and a professor of chemistry at the University of Guelph. From 1986 to 1995, he was the 9th President of Dalhousie University as well as a professor of chemistry.

From 1983 to 1984, he was president of the Chemical Institute of Canada.

Clark died in Guelph on 14 August 2024, at the age of 94.^[3]^[4]

Selected works

Clark, Howard Charles (2003). Growth and governance of Canadian universities: An insider's view. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: University of British Columbia Press. ISBN 9780774810234.

References

^ Clark, H. C.; Goel, A. B.; Wong, C. S. (1978). "Reactions of dioxygen platinum(II) complexes with activated acetylenes". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 100 (19): 6241–6243. doi:10.1021/ja00487a052.
^ Chisholm, Malcolm H.; Clark, Howard C. (1973). "Organoplatinum chemistry. Significance of metal-induced carbonium ions". Accounts of Chemical Research. 6 (6): 202–209. doi:10.1021/ar50066a005.
^ "Howard Charles Clark". The Globe and Mail. 31 August 2024. Archived from the original on 31 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024 – via Legacy.com.
^ "Howard Clark obituary". The New Zealand Herald. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.

External links

Lumley, Elizabeth, ed. (2004). Canadian Who's Who. Vol. 39. Toronto, Ontario, Canada: University of Toronto Press. p. 247. ISBN 0802088929 – via Internet Archive.
Willis, Christopher (16 December 2013) [9 June 2008]. "Howard Charles Clark". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 31 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.