John Meurig Thomas

John Meurig Thomas is former director of the Royal Institution of Great Britain and the Davy-Faraday Research Laboratory, London, and former master of Peterhouse, Cambridge. He was head of the Department of Physical Chemistry and Professorial Fellow of King's College, University of Cambridge.

John Meurig Thomas was knighted for services to chemistry and the popularization of science. His biography of Michael Faraday has been translated into Japanese, Chinese, and Italian. He has received numerous international and national awards for his work, including the Royal Medal of the Royal Society for his contributions to green chemistry and clean technology. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Science, and of the Swedish and Russian Academies of Sciences.