Robert J. Ferrier, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Robert J. Ferrier

New Zealand chemist

Date of Birth: 07-Aug-1932

Place of Birth: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 11-Jul-2013

Profession: chemist

Nationality: New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Robert John "Robin" Ferrier FRSNZ, FNZIC, (7 August 1932 – 11 July 2013) was an organic chemist who discovered two chemical reactions, the Ferrier rearrangement and the Ferrier carbocyclization.
Originally from Edinburgh, he moved to Wellington, New Zealand, in 1970.