Person Smithells; Arthur (1860 - 1939); chemist Smithells Arthur chemist 1860 - 1939 British Male Bury, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom 24 May 1860 18600524 68 Lissenden Mansions, Highgate Road, London, England, United Kingdom 08 February 1939 19390208

Chemist Spectroscopy Chemistry Education: Early education via private tutors (1875-1877); Glasgow University; Owens College, Manchester; BSc (Lond) (1881) Career: Assistant lecturer, Owens College (1883); Professor of chemistry, Yorkshire College, Leeds, where he expanded the chemistry department (1885); played a major role in establishing the University of Leeds (1904); Livesey professorship, Leeds (1910-1923); visiting lecturer to northern command (1915); chief chemical adviser on anti-gas training to the home forces (1916–19); director of the Salters' Institute of Industrial Chemistry, London (1923). Honours: CMG 1918 Memberships: FCS Parents: James Smithells, railway manager, and Martha, daughter of James Livesey. Spouse: 1) (m. 1886) Constance Marie (d. 1907), daughter of Frederic Mawe; 2) (m.1908 Katharine, daughter of Arthur Booth) Children: Two sons and one daughter from first marriage, and one son from second marriage. Distinguished for his Investigations on the Chemistry of Flames. Royal Society roles: VP 1916-1917 Fellow 06/06/1901 41 Thomas Pridgin Teale Wyndham Rowland Dunstan William Crookes William Ramsay Joseph Wilson Swan William Augustus Tilden Augustus George Vernon Harcourt Harold Baily Dixon Thomas Edward Thorpe Osborne Reynolds Arthur Schuster Henry Enfield Roscoe Kelvin [William Thomson] George Gabriel Stokes Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB Obituaries: Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society 1939-1941 vol 3 pp 97-107, plate, by H S Raper 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 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbm.1940.0009 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/action/doSearch?ContribAuthorRaw=Smithells%2C+Arthur RCN R63963 24 May 1860 - 8 Feb 1939 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 21/05/2025 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA1350 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 08/09/2025 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/20457552 e1027264-41e1-4c4a-9cfb-7e7126f401d8