Raymond Abraham was appointed lecturer in organic chemistry at the The University of Liverpool in 196. Since then he has remained at Liverpool, with two fellowships taken at the Mellon Institute and the University of Trondheim in 1966 and 1979 respectively, now holding the position of Emeritus Professor. His research interests include: Molecular modelling and Proton Chemical Shift Predictions; Non-bonded and Hydrogen bonding Interactions and Conformational Analysis; and Lanthanide Induced Shifts and Molecular Geometries. He has over 300 publications including three books and ten reviews.