Allen Hill (scientist)

Hugh Allen Oliver Hill FRSC FRS^[3] (23 May 1937 – 30 July 2021), usually known as Allen Hill, was Professor, and later Emeritus Professor, of Bioinorganic Chemistry at the University of Oxford and Honorary Fellow of The Queen's College, Oxford, and Wadham College, Oxford.^[4] He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1990 and was awarded the 2010 Royal Medal of the Royal Society "for his pioneering work on protein electrochemistry, which revolutionised the diagnostic testing of glucose and many other bioelectrochemical assays.".^[5][6]

Allen Hill
Born	Hugh Allen Oliver Hill (1937-05-23)23 May 1937
Died	30 July 2021(2021-07-30) (aged 84)[1][2]
Alma mater	Queen's University Belfast
Known for	bioinorganic chemistry
Spouse	Boglárka Anna Pinter
Children	3
Awards	Mullard Award (1993), Royal Medal (2010)
Scientific career
Fields	Chemistry
Institutions	University of Oxford

After studying at Queen's University Belfast^[4] Hill moved to Oxford in 1962, becoming a fellow of The Queen's College in 1965.^[7] His research awards include the Interdisciplinary award, the Chemistry and Electrochemistry of Transition Metals medal, and the Robinson award of the Royal Society of Chemistry, the Breyer medal of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute and the Mullard Award and the Royal Medal of the Royal Society.^[7]

In 2012 his work on the electrochemical monitoring of proteins and its application to the monitoring of glucose concentrations in the blood of diabetic patients was marked by the award of a Landmark blue plaque in Oxford.^[8]

References

1. Faulkner, Stephen [@StepliFaulkner] (2 August 2021). "Sad that Allen Hill has died. His contributions to bioelectrochemistry will long outlive him, and millions of diabetics have cause to be thankful for his work. He tutored me in inorganic chem long ago. Here he is (back row, 2nd from left) in 1989 @QueensCollegeOx" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
2. "Professor Allen Hill FRS, 1937 - 2021". Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
3. Sadler, Peter J. (2023). "Hugh Allen Oliver Hill. 23 May 1937 — 30 July 2021". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 75.
4. "HILL, Prof. (Hugh) Allen (Oliver)". Who's Who 2012 online edition. A & C Black. 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
5. "Royal Society recognises excellence in science". Royal Society. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
6. "Departmental home page". Archived from the original on 29 October 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
7. "Prof Allen Hill, FRS". Debrett's People of Today Online. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
8. Gallagher, Paul. "RSC honours Oxford University team behind diabetic breakthrough". Royal Society of Chemistry. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2012.