Authorised form of name | Macintosh; Charles (1766 - 1843) |
Dates | 1766 - 1843 |
Nationality | British |
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland |
Date of birth | 29 December 1766 |
Place of death | Dunchattan, near Glasgow |
Date of death | 25 July 1843 |
Occupation | Chemist |
Activity | Career: Placed in counting house, but devoted himself to chemistry; began commercial manufacture of chemicals (c 1787); started first alum works in Scotland (1797); patented his method for waterproofing fabrics (1823), hence 'Mackintosh' coat
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Membership category | Fellow |
Date of election | 29/04/1824 |
Relationships | Son of George Macintosh, merchant, of Glasgow and his wife Mary Moore, aunt of General Sir John Moore |
Source | Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc 1843 No 58 pp 486-488 |
Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/67245194 |
Code | NA5481 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNo | Title | Date |
EC/1824/04 | Macintosh, Charles: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
MC/1/232 | Letter from James Crichton, 5 Great Hamilton Street, Glasgow, to Captain Edward Sabine, Secretary of the Royal Society | 5 June 1830 |
MC/1 | Volume 1 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1800-1831 |