Person Brande; William Thomas (1788 - 1866) Brande William Thomas 1788 - 1866 British Male Arlington Street, St James's, London, England 11 February 1788 London 11 February 1866

Chemistry Education: Hon DCL (Oxon) Career: Apprenticed to his brother, an apothecary (1802); pupil at the Anatomical School, Windmill Street, under George Pearson (FRS 1791); Professor of Chemistry (1812) and later Professor Materia Medica to the Apothecaries Company; Professor of Chemistry, Royal Institution (succeeding Sir Humphry Davy); Fellow and member of the Senate of the University of London; editor of 'Dictionary of Science and art' Son of an apothecary; son-in-law of Charles Hatchett (FRS 1797) Royal Society roles: Sec 1816-1826; VP 1834-1835 Medals and prizes: Copley Medal 1813 Lectures: Bakerian 1813 and 1819 Fellow 13/04/1809 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc 1867-1868 vol 16 pp ii-vi, signed by A S T References: Sir John Craig, 'The Royal Society and the Royal Mint' in NR 1964 vol 19 pp 156-167, plate N G Coley, 'The Animal Chemistry Club; Assistant Society to the Royal Society' in NR 1967 vol 22 pp 173-185 W P Griffith and P J T Morris, 'Charles Hatchett FRS (1765 - 1847), chemist and discoverer of niobium' in NR 2003 vol 57 pp 299 - 316 Notes: DSB gives birth date as 11 January 1788. ©The Royal Society 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://pictures.royalsociety.org/image-rs-9731 11 Feb 1788 - 11 Feb 1866 NA3249 21/11/2001 Andyg pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/29648539 9b60bfd0-12b3-462f-b5e9-2b381fcc7a2e