Person Shenstone; William Ashwell (1850 - 1908); chemist and schoolmaster Shenstone William Ashwell chemist and schoolmaster 1850 - 1908 British Male Wells next the Sea, Norfolk, England 01 December 1850 18501201 Polurrian Hotel, Mullion, Cornwall, England 03/02/1908 19080203

chemist and schoolmaster Pharmaceutical chemistry Chemistry Education: Colchester grammar school; awarded a Bell scholarship to train as a pharmaceutical chemist at the school of the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, London (1871); Science Master, Clifton College, Bristol (1880-1908). Career: Apprentice pharmacist at his father's business; awarded the Pereira medal and was appointed demonstrator of practical chemistry in the school under Professor John Attfield (FRS 1880) (1872); joined Clifton College, Bristol as the assistant of William Augustus Tilden (FRS 1880) (1874) appointed science master at Taunton School (1875); science master at Exeter grammar school (1877) and built a cheap laboratory which became a model for other public schools; returned to Clifton College, succeeding Tilden as senior science master (1880-1908). Memberships: FIC Association of Public School Science Teachers Parents: James Burt Byron Shenstone, pharmaceutical chemist in Colchester, and Jemima, daughter of James Chapman, of Wells next the Sea. Spouse: Jane Mildred, daughter of Reginald N. Durrant, rector of Wootton (27 December 1883) Children: One son and one daughter Collaborated with William Tilden in investigation of terpenes and the solubility of salts at high temperatures. Pursued research on preparation of ozone and the properties of highly purified substances. As a skilled glass-blower, he published an important practical manual on the subject in 1886 and introduced vitrified silica as a material for laboratory apparatus. Fellow 09/06/1898 48 Wyndham Rowland Dunstan; Raphael Meldola; John Perry; Silvanus Phillips Thompson; Arthur Mason Worthington; Charles Vernon Boys; Archibals Liversidge; John Beddoe William Augustus Tilden; Henry Enfield Roscoe; Henry Edward Armstrong; Joseph Norman Lockyer; Thomas Edward Thorpe; William James Russell; William Ramsay Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc Series A 1909 vol 82 pp xxii-xxiv signed by W A T References: Sir Brian Pippard, FRS, 'Schoolmaster-Fellows and the campaign for science education' in NR 2002 vol 56 pp 63-81, plate N R Ingram, 'All that you can't leave behind' in NR 2003 vol 57 pp 177-184 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/action/doSearch?ContribRaw=Shenstone%2C+William+Ashwell RCN R63402 RCN R63403 1 Dec 1850 - 3 Feb 1908 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 31/01/2024 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA1664 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 31/01/2024 RS_NET\VidaM Yes a43c64cd-6330-4b46-936f-461691ae138f