Person Perkin; Sir; William Henry (1838 - 1907) Perkin William Henry Sir 1838 - 1907 British Male King David's Lane, Shadwell, London, England 12 March 1838 Sudbury, Middlesex 14/07/1907 19070714 Burial: Christ Church graveyard, Harrow, Middlesex

Seymour Villa, Sudbury, Middlesex (1864)

Chemist Synthetic organic chemistry Physical organic chemistry Education: City of London School (1851-1853); Royal College of Chemistry (from 1853) Career: Set up a laboratory in his own home to study organic chemistry (1854); discovered mauve (1856) and continued to discover and market synthetic dyes; set up a manufactory in Greenford Green to make mauve Honours: Kt 1906 Memberships: FCS (President) Youngest son of George Fowler Perkin, builder, and his wife Sarah Cuthbert. Married: 1) (13 September 1859) Jemima Harriet Lisset (died 1862); their sons were William Henry Perkin (FRS 1890) and Arthur George Perkin (FRS 1903); 2) (1866) Alexandrine Caroline, daughter of Ivan Herman Mollwoe Medals and prizes: Royal Medal 1879; Davy Medal 1889 Fellow 07/06/1866 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc Series A 1907-1908 vol 80 pp xxxviii-lix signed by R M Notes: DNB does not specify location of Shadwell; birthplace 'London', 'The Times' 12 March 2001 International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 12 Mar 1838 - 14 Jul 1907 NA1162 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/45098313 5aac9c66-6360-4395-9269-7291e86ef50d