Julian Perry Robinson (1941–2020) Dedicated to Eradicating Chemical and Biological Weapons

An obituary for Julian Perry Robinson, UK scholar and inspiration to generations of experts in the field of chemical and biological weapons disarmament, who died on Apr 22, 2020 at the age of 78, is presented. From his student dissertation at Oxford University to his most recent research on the Novichok family of chemical agents and the use of chemical weapons in Syria, Julian devoted himself to the prohibition of the use, development, and possession of chemical and biological weapons. For much of this time, Julian collaborated closely with the Harvard biologist Matthew Meselson, with whom he established the Harvard Sussex Program on Chemical and Biological Weapons in 1990. Despite his intellectual range, Julian was a modest man who disliked being called an expert.