British chemist (1924–2007)
Michael Elliott , CBE FRS FRSC 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] 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] Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1982.[ 5] 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 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 the original on 6 March 2016.
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