Professor David A. Brown
Professor David Arthur Brown (1929-2014) was a student at Queen Mary College, now Queen Mary University of London. Following his studies and research in London he worked as a postdoctoral fellow in Cambridge. Professor Brown joined UCD in 1959 as a lecturer and was appointed in 1964 as the first Professor of Inorganic Chemistry in UCD. Professor Brown served as Dean from 1984 to 1987. Professor Brown was a member of the Royal Irish Academy for 52 years, having been elected in 1962. He retired in 1994 but continued his active research in retirement.