| Authorised form of name | Smith; Robert Angus (1817 - 1884) |
| Dates | 1817 - 1884 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Date of birth | 15 February 1817 |
| Place of death | Colwyn Bay, Denbighshire |
| Date of death | 12 May 1884 |
| Dates and places | Burial:
St Paul's churchyard, Kersal, Manchester |
| Research field | Chemistry |
| Activity | Education:
PhD
Career:
Lecturer, Chemistry; authorized by the University of London, with the approval of Government, to grant certificates in Chemistry for the purposes of graduation in Medicine
Memberships:
FCS; Literary and Philosophical Society, Manchester (Honorary Secretary)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 11/06/1857 |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB
References:
Eville Gorham, 'Robert Angus Smith, FRS, and "Chemical Climatology"' in NR 1981-82 vol 36 pp 267-272
A Gibson and W V Farrar, 'Robert Angus Smith, FRS, and "Sanitary Science"' in NR 1973-4 vol 28 pp 241-262, plate
R W Jones, 'Dalton's unfortunate choice' in NR 2003 vol 57 pp 15-33 |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/49340614 |
| Royal Society code | NA6043 |
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| EC/1857/11 | Smith, Robert Angus: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| IM/004285 | Smith, Robert Angus | nd |
| MM/17/22 | Letter from RA Smith to Walter White | 28 October 1882 |
| MM/17/23 | Letter from RA Smith to Walter White | 29 October 1882 |
| MM/17/24 | Letter from RA Smith to Walter White | 31 October 1882 |
| MS/373/1/105 | Testimonial by Robert Angus Smith, Manchester, supporting Thomas Edward Thorpe | 8 April 1874 |
| IM/Maull/004284 | Smith, Robert Angus | nd |
| RR/7/209 | Referee's report by Robert Angus Smith, on a paper 'On the organic matter of air' by Arthur Hutchinson Smee | 31 July 1872 |
| RR/8/205 | Referee's report by Heinrich Debus, on a paper 'Absorption of gases by charcoal. Part II. On a new series of equivalents or molecules' by Robert Angus Smith | 21 May 1879 |
| MS/427/226 | Copy letter from [Michael] Foster, Secretary of the Royal Society; to Dr. Angus [Robert] Smith, FRS | 2 November 1882 |
| IM/Maull/004286 | Smith, Robert Angus | nd |
| MC/6/159 | Letter from R [Robert] Angus Smith, 20 Grosvenor Square, Manchester, to Professor [William] Sharpey, [Secretary of the Royal Society], or C R [Charles Richard] Weld | 28 June 1861 |
| MC/6/123 | Letter from R [Robert] Angus Smith, 20 Grosvenor Square, Manchester, to C R [Charles Richard] Weld, [Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society] | 4 February 1861 |
| MC/6/121 | Letter from John Smith, Moncreiffe Terrace, Perth, to C R [Charles Richard] Weld, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society | 17 January 1861 |
| MC/6/124 | Letter from R [Robert] Angus Smith, 20 Devonshire Street and 20 Grosvenor Square, Manchester, to C R [Charles Richard] Weld, [Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society] | 6 February 1861 |
| MC/6 | Volume 6 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1859-1863 |
| MC/8/110 | Letter from R [Robert] Angus Smith to Walter White, [Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society] | 19 November 1867 |
| AP/60/17 | Unpublished paper, 'Absorption of gases by charcoal: No. 2 - A new series of equivalents of molecules' by Robert Angus Smith | 1879 |
| AP/28/23 | Unpublished paper, 'On the decomposition and analysis of the compounds of ammonia and cyanogen' by Robert Smith | 24 November 1845 |
| MC/12/38 | Letter from R [Robert] Angus Smith, Local Government Board Whitehall, Manchester, to [Thomas Henry Huxley and George Gabriel Stokes], Secretaries of the Royal Society | 15 April 1880 |
| MC/12/102 | Letter from R [Robert] Angus Smith, Manchester, to [Thomas Henry Huxley and George Gabriel Stokes], Secretaries of the Royal Society | 28 October 1880 |
| MC/12/100 | Letter from R [Robert] Angus Smith, Manchester, to Walter White, [Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society] | 18 October 1880 |
| AP/28/23/1 | Unpublished manuscript, 'On the decomposition and analysis of the compounds of ammonia and cyanogen' by Robert Smith | 24 November 1845 |
| MC/12 | Volume 12 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1880-1883 |
| MC/8 | Volume 8 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1867-1869 |
| AP/45/11 | Unpublished paper, 'On the absorption of gases by charcoal' by R [Robert] Angus Smith | 1862 |
| AP/60/17/1 | Unpublished manuscript, 'Absorption of gases by charcoal: No. 2 - A new series of equivalents of molecules' by Robert Angus Smith | 1879 |
| AP/60/17/2 | Unpublished appendix, regarding 'Absorption of gases by charcoal: No. 2 - A new series of equivalents of molecules' by Robert Angus Smith | 19 April 1879 |
| PP/9/5 | Paper, 'The determination of organic matter in air' by Thomas Carnelley and William Mackie | 1886 |
| MC/27/249 | Letter from Rudolph Messel, 147 Victoria Street, S.W, to [Robert] Harrison, [Assistant Secretary], [Royal Society] | 5 June 1912 |