hiː wʌz ˈɛdʒuːkˌeɪɾᵻd fˈɜːst æt ðə hˈɔːl skˈuːl, hˈæmpstɛd, ðˈɛn wˈɛstmɪnstɚ skˈuːl, ænd stˈʌdid kˈɛmɪstɹi æt kɹˈaɪst tʃˈɜːtʃ, ˈɑːksfɚd.
He was educated first at The Hall School, Hampstead, then Westminster School, and studied chemistry at Christ Church, Oxford.