Person Kipping; Frederic Stanley (1863 - 1949); chemist Kipping Frederic Stanley chemist Frederick Stanley 1863 - 1949 British Male Manchester, Lancashire, England 16 August 1863 18630816 Criccieth, Caernarfonshire, Wales 01/05/1949 19490501

11 Marine Terrace, Criccieth, Gwynedd, Wales

chemist Synthetic organic chemistry Stereochemistry Chemistry Education: Manchester grammar school; University of London; Owens College, Manchester (London external BSc); Munich (PhD); London University (DSc) Career: Chemist at the Manchester Gas Department (1882); demonstrator in chemistry under Perkin at Heriot-Watt College, Edinburgh, later assistant professor of chemistry and lecturer in agricultural chemistry (1887); moved to London as chief demonstrator in the chemistry department of the Central Technical College under H. E. Armstrong, where he was also associated with W. J. Pope, M. O. Forster, and Arthur Lapworth (FRS 1910) (1900); published several papers on derivatives of camphor and worked on the stereochemistry of nitrogen; involved in the scheme for preparing some scarce synthetic drugs (1914-1918); appointed to the chair of chemistry at University College, Nottingham (1897-1936). Awards/Medals: Longstaff medal (1909) Parents: James Stanley Kipping, an official in the Manchester branch of the Bank of England, and Julia, daughter of the Manchester painter Charles Allen Duval. Spouse: Lilian, daughter of William Thomas Holland JP, a merchant, of Bridgwater, Somerset. Brother-in-law: Arthur Lapworth (FRS 1910) and of William Henry Perkin (FRS 1890); they married three sisters. Children: Two sons, one of whom, Frederick Barry Kipping, chemist, and two daughters. Remembered for his pioneering work on silicon polymers. Known for coining the term silicone. Medals and prizes: Davy Medal 1918 Lectures: Bakerian 1936 Fellow 03/06/1897 34 Henry Edward Armstrong; Alex Crum Brown; Francis Robert Japp; William Henry Perkin jun; William Henry Perkin; Wyndham Rowland Dunstan; Raphael Meldola Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DSB Authority: Altname from DSB. Obituaries: Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society 1950-1951 vol 7 pp 183-219, plate, by F Challenger Kipping F S, IM Maull 002544.jpg 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?ContribAuthorRaw=Kipping%2C+Frederic+Stanley 16 Aug 1863 - 1 May 1949 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 01/05/2024 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA1899 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 01/05/2024 RS_NET\VidaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/111006963 275c456a-abf7-4570-8530-069a589154f1