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RefNoEC/1866/09
Previous numbersCert X, 93
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TitlePerkin, Sir William Henry: certificate of election to the Royal Society
CitationWilliam Henry Perkins Esq. Author of numerous researches in Organic Chemistry published in the Journal of the Chemical Society, Proceedings of the Royal Society, Philosophical Magazine &c &c. Discoverer of Mauve or Aniline Purple (the first Aniline Colour applied to Industrial purposes).
ProposersFrom General Knowledge. P N Johnson; John Tyndall; F Crace Calvert; Henry M Noad; J H Gilbert.
From Personal Knowledge. A W Hofmann; E Frankland; Wm Olding; Alexr W Williamson; Tho Graham; J Stenhouse; B C Brodie; Lyon Playfair; C G Williams; F A Abel; Frederick Field; J H Gladstone
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Perkin, Sir William Henry: certificate of election to the Royal Society

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CodePersonNameDates
NA1162Perkin; Sir; William Henry (1838 - 1907)1838 - 1907
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