Peter Bernard David de la Mare (3 September 1920 – 13 December 1989) was a New Zealand physical organic chemist.
Born in Hamilton in 1920, he was the son of Sophia Ruth de la Mare (née Child), a medical practitioner, and Frederick Archibald de la Mare, a lawyer.
[1][2] He was educated at Hamilton High School,[3] and then attended Victoria University College, from where he graduated in 1942 with an MSc in chemistry, winning the Shirtcliffe Fellowship and the Jacob Joseph Scholarship.
[7] In 1960 he moved to Bedford College, University of London, becoming professor and head of chemistry.
[6] De la Mare was awarded a DSc by thesis from the University of London in 1955.