Basil Weedon, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Basil Weedon

British chemist

Date of Birth: 18-Jul-1923

Date of Death: 10-Oct-2003

Profession: chemist

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Professor Basil Charles Leicester Weedon CBE, FRS (18 July 1923 – 10 October 2003) was an organic chemist and university administrator.
Using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, he was the first to map the structures of carotenoid pigments, including astaxanthin, rubixanthin and canthaxanthin.