Walter Sidney Metcalf, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetWalter Sidney Metcalf
physical chemist
Date of Birth: 18-May-1918
Date of Death: 24-Jul-2008
Profession: chemist
Nationality: New Zealand
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Walter Sidney Metcalf
- Walter Sidney Metcalf (18 May 1918 – 25 July 2008) was a New Zealand physical chemist.Walter Metcalf gained a bachelor's degree in music in parallel with his first science degree.
- He studied for a DPhil degree with E.
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- Bowen at Oxford University. Metcalf initially worked at Victoria University of Wellington and moved to Canterbury University College (now the University of Canterbury) in 1954.
- He retired as a Reader in 1975.
- Metcalf mainly worked on photochemistry and was awarded the T.
- K.
- Sidey Medal by the Royal Society of New Zealand for his research in 1966.
- Towards the end of his career, he worked on calcium metabolism.
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