Peter R. Griffiths: key obituary facts
Is Peter R. Griffiths dead? Yes. Peter R. Griffiths died on August 29, 2026, at age 84.
Cause of death: Peter R. Griffiths's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Peter R. Griffiths known for?
He was a British American chemistry professor.
More about Peter R. Griffiths
Born: 1942.
Place of birth: England.
Gender: male.
Occupation: chemist, researcher, academic.
Nationality: United Kingdom, United States.
Education: University of Oxford.
Employer: University of Idaho, Ohio University.
Awards: Ellis R. Lippincott Award, Coblentz Award, Ruth and Edwin Kennedy Distinguished Professor Award.
Also known as: Peter Roughley Griffiths.
Peter R.
Griffiths, a British chemist and professor, died on August 29, 2026, aged 84. Born in London in 1942, he studied at St John’s College, Oxford, where he earned both his bachelor’s degree and PhD before emigrating to the United States.
Griffiths taught chemistry at Ohio University from 1972 to 1982, where he was named a distinguished professor in 1980, and later spent seven years on the faculty at the University of California, Riverside. His career also included work with Ellis R. Lippincott’s laboratory at the University of Maryland, College Park, and at Digilab, Inc. He was widely identified with chemistry research and scholarship in the United States as well as in his native Britain.