Person Watts; Henry (1815 - 1884) Watts Henry 1815 - 1884 British Male London, England 20 January 1815 London, England 30 June 1884

151 King Henry's Road, Primrose Hill, South Hampstead, London

Education: University College, London. BA (1841) Career: Articled to an architect and surveyor at age 15, but finding this unsuitable as a profession supported himself by teaching; interested in mathematics, classics, with a sound knowledge of French and German, interested in botany. Skilled in sketching plants in watercolours; assistant to George Fownes (FRS 1845); Professor of Practical Chemistry, University College, London (1849-1857); had a speech impediment; Editor, Journal of the Chemical Society (1849-1884) Elected Fellow of the Chemical Society (1847); Fellow of the Physical society (1879); Son of William Watts. Married (1884) Sophie, daughter of Henri Hanhart of Mulhausen, Alsace; eight sons, two daughters Fellow 07/06/1866 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB 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 20 Jan 1815 - 30 Jun 1884 NA1675 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/69044778 379f66e3-a33a-4dfa-ad85-84822e7354d8