From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Michael Elliott
Born (1924-09-30 ) 30 September 1924Died 17 October 2007(2007-10-17) (aged 83) Alma mater
University of Southampton
Michael Elliott ,
CBE ,
FRS ,
FRSC (30 September 1924 – 17 October 2007) was a
chemist and Lawes Trust Senior
Fellow at
Rothamsted Experimental Station who invented and commercialised the development of novel
insecticides known as
pyrethroids .
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
Education
Elliott was educated at
The Skinners' School in
Tunbridge Wells and the
University of Southampton where he was awarded
Bachelor of Science and
Doctor of Philosophy degrees.[
when? ]
[5]
Research and career
Elliott led the team that invented the major pyrethroid insecticides
bioresmethrin ,
permethrin ,
cypermethrin and
deltamethrin .
[6]
[7] In 2009 it was estimated that pyrethroid-treated
mosquito nets significantly decreased the number of deaths due to
malaria .
[6]
Awards and honours
Elliott was elected a
Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 1979
[6] and appointed
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1982.
[5] He was awarded the
Wolf Prize in Agriculture in 1989.
References
^ Elliott, M.; Janes, N. F. (1978). "Synthetic pyrethroids? A new class of insecticide".
Chemical Society Reviews . 7 (4): 473.
doi :
10.1039/cs9780700473 .
^ Elliott, M.; Farnham, A. W.; Janes, N. F.; Needham, P. H.; Pearson, B. C. (1967). "5-Benzyl-3-furylmethyl Chrysanthemate: a New Potent Insecticide". Nature . 213 (5075): 493–494.
Bibcode :
1967Natur.213..493E .
doi :
10.1038/213493a0 .
S2CID
4255634 .
^ Elliott, M.; Farnham, A. W.; Janes, N. F.; Needham, P. H.; Pulman, D. A.; Stevenson, J. H. (1973). "A Photostable Pyrethroid". Nature . 246 (5429): 169–170.
Bibcode :
1973Natur.246..169E .
doi :
10.1038/246169a0 .
PMID
4586114 .
S2CID
4176154 .
^ Elliott, M.; Farnham, A. W.; Janes, N. F.; Needham, P. H.; Pulman, D. A. (1974). "Synthetic insecticide with a new order of activity".
Nature . 248 (5450): 710–711.
Bibcode :
1974Natur.248..710E .
doi :
10.1038/248710a0 .
PMID
4833277 .
S2CID
4150273 .
^
a
b
"ELLIOTT, Dr Michael" .
Who's Who & Who Was Who . Vol. 2016 (online
Oxford University Press ed.). Oxford: A & C Black. (Subscription or
UK public library membership required.)
^
a
b
c
Pickett, John (2016).
"Michael Elliott CBE. 30 September 1924 — 17 October 2007" .
Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society . 62 . London:
Royal Society : 109–123.
doi :
10.1098/rsbm.2016.0018 .
^ Farnham, Andrew (2007).
"Obituary: Michael Elliott, Chemist whose research led to modern insecticides" .
The Guardian . London. Archived from
the original on 6 March 2016.
1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
International National Academics