Person Armstrong; Edward Frankland (1878 - 1945); chemist Armstrong Edward Frankland chemist 1878 - 1945 British Male 38 Limes Grove, Lewisham, London, England 05 September 1878 18780905 Princess Beatrice Hospital, Earls Court, London, England 14 December 1945 19451214

chemist Chemistry Education: Royal College of Science; Central Technical College (later part of Imperial College); DSc (Lond); PhD (Berlin) Career: Assisted Emil Fischer in Berlin (1901); returned to England (1905); employed as chemist to the biscuit manufacturing company Huntley and Palmer, Reading whilst simultaneously pursuing research on glycosides; worked with Joseph Crosfield & Sons, a soap and chemical company focusing on catalysis and providing chemicals required during the war, including acetone and acetic acid (1914); director of the British Dyestuffs Corporation at Manchester and Huddersfield (1925); moved to London and became a consultant chemist for various industries (1928); chief scientific adviser to the government on air-raid precautions (1939-1945); died from complications following appendicitis. Memberships: Royal Society of Arts (President 1943) Association of British Chemical Manufacturers (President 1935) Parents: Henry Edward Armstrong (FRS 1876) (1848–1937), professor of chemistry at the City and Guilds of London Institute, and Frances Louisa (1843/4–1935), daughter of Thomas Howard Lavers, chemist and druggist of Lewisham. Spouse: Ethel Mary Turpin, daughter of C. K. Turpin of Woolwich. (1907). Children: Three sons and a daughter. Royal Society roles: VP 1942-1943 Fellow 13/05/1920 42 Adrian John Brown; Arthur William Crossley; William Maddock Bayliss; Frederick Gowland Hopkins; William Palmer Wynne;Frederick William Keeble; James Crichton Browne Horace Tabberer Brown; John Fletcher Moulton; William Augustus Tilden; Henry John Horstman Fenton; Edward Thorpe; Frederic Stanley Kipping; Percy Faraday Frankland Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DSB; DNB Obituaries: Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society 1945-1948 vol 5 pp 619-633, plate, by C S Gibson and T P Hilditch 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.1948.0001 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/action/doSearch?ContribAuthorRaw=Armstrong%2C+Edward+Frankland RCN 11685 5 Sep 1878 - 14 Dec 1945 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 29/05/2024 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA2904 21/11/2001 Andyg pmab 08/09/2025 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/32779880 4b3e26db-b43a-4137-8ac5-6cfe6173f406