Dr Richard Sleeman obituary
3 December 1955 鈥� 8 September 2023
Dr Richard Sleeman BSc (Hons), PhD, CSci, CChem, FRSC, MFSSoc, a distinguished English chemist and a pioneer in 乐天堂app下载 field of forensic chemistry, died suddenly on 8 September 2023 at 乐天堂app下载 age of 67. He is survived by his wife Sue.
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