With the passing of Frank Sidney Stone on 5 March 2018 in Dorset, England, the solid state chemistry and the catalysis scientific communities lost a highly respected elder statesman. Always a gentleman, he was pleasant, unassuming and very knowledgeable with what might be described as a serious sense of humour that made his speeches especially entertaining. He was born and based throughout his life in the Bristol area of England. During World War II he was an undergraduate at the University of Bristol and after completing a PhD he was appointed an Assistant Lecturer and his career continued with an appointment as a Lecturer in 1951 and Reader in the mid-1960s. Perhaps because he was not promoted further in 1972 he moved to the nearby University of Bath as Professor of Chemistry. Here he held several important positions including that of Pro-Vice-Chancellor (1984 to 1987) and he formally retired in 1991. Then as Emeritus Professor he maintained a university office continuing as the long serving European Editor of the Journal of Catalysis until 1996. Stone’s first research involved copper and copper oxides and throughout his c career he worked with metal oxides and he did much to incorporate modern solid-state science into traditional heterogeneous catalysis that underpinned important advances made during the latter half of the twentieth century.

随着弗兰克·西德尼·斯通（Frank Sidney Stone）于2018年3月5日在英格兰多塞特（Dorset）逝世，固态化学和催化科学界失去了一位备受尊敬的老政治家。他始终是一位绅士，他愉快，谦逊并且非常博学，可以说是一种严肃的幽默感，这使他的演讲特别有趣。他出生并生活在英格兰的布里斯托尔地区。第二次世界大战期间，他在布里斯托大学（University of Bristol）攻读本科，并获得博士学位后被任命为助理讲师，他的职业生涯一直持续到1951年代中期担任讲师和1960年代中期。也许是因为1972年他没有得到进一步晋升，所以他搬到附近的巴斯大学担任化学教授。