Person Hope; Thomas Charles (1766 - 1844); chemist; educationist Hope Thomas Charles chemist; educationist 1766 - 1844 British Male Edinburgh, Scotland, Kingdom of Great Britain 21 July 1766 17660721 Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom 13 June 1844 18440613 Burial: Greyfriars churchyard, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom (18 June 1844)

Moray Place, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Chemist Chemistry Education: High school, Edinburgh; MD (1787, Edinburgh) Career: Professor of Chemistry, Glasgow (1787); resigned upon appointment as Assistant Professor of Medicine, Glasgow (1789); Joint Professor of Chemistry, Edinburgh, with Joseph Black (1795); sole Professor of Chemistry upon Black's death (1799); discovered strontium (1791/2); resigned professorship (1843); died of paralysis. Parents: John Hope FRS 1767 (1725–1786), professor of botany at the University of Edinburgh, and Juliana, daughter of a Dr Stevenson, Edinburgh physician. Proved the existence of the element strontium. Gave his name to Hope's Experiment, which shows that water reaches its maximum density at 4 °C (39 °F). Reputed to be capable of eating eight plates of turtle. Fellow 31/05/1810 44 William Hasledine Pepys William Allen Gilbert Blane Richard Chenevix William Herschel James Edward Smith George Bellas Greenough George Pearson Maxwell Garthshore Alexander Marcet Charles Morton Charles Hatchett Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc 1844 No 60 pp 525-526 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 RCN 44938 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/results?mi_search_type=adv&mi_adv_search=yes&adv_person_id=AUTH4258 21 Jul 1766 - 13 Jun 1844 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 10/09/2025 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA3547 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 10/09/2025 RS_NET\VidaM Yes c426526d-5f7b-46ae-9ba6-9ee9113c91e4