Person Abel; Sir; Frederick Augustus (1827 - 1902); chemist and explosives expert Abel Frederick Augustus Sir chemist and explosives expert 1827 - 1902 British Male Woolwich, England 17 July 1827 18270717 2 Whitehall Court, London, England 06/09/1902 19020906 Burial: Nunhead cemetery (11 September 1902)

Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, England (1859) 2 Whitehall Court, London, England (1902)

chemist and explosives expert Chemistry Education: Royal Polytechnic Institution; Royal College of Chemistry; Career: Professor of chemistry at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich (1851); ordnance chemist at the Chemical Establishment of the Royal Arsenal at Woolwich (1854-1888); chemist to the War Department and chemical referee to the government. Honours: CB 1877; Kt 1883; KCB 1891; Bt 1893; GCVO 1901 Memberships: FCS (President 1875 - 1877) Awards/Medals: Bessemer medal (1897) Parents: Johann Leopold Abel (1795–1871), music master in Kennington, and Louisa (d. 1864), daughter of Martin Hopkins of Walworth. Grandfather (paternal); August Christian Andreas Abel (b. 1751), court miniature painter to the grand duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Spouse: 1) Sarah Selina (1854–1888), daughter of James Blanch of Bristol 2) Guilietta La Feuillade (1853–1892) (31 December 1888) Brother-in-law: Frederick Field (FRS 1863) Carried out important investigations relating to the manufacture of gun-cotton. Studied the consruction of electrical fuses. Leading British authority on explosives. Invented crodite as a replacement for gunpowder in firearms. Royal Society roles: VP 1877-1878 Medals and prizes: Royal Medal 1877 Lectures: Bakerian 1867 Fellow 07/06/1860 33 Alexander William Williamson Joseph Ellison Porlock Charles Wheatstone James Clark Michael Farday Warrington Wilkinson Smyth William Gravatt William Odling Robert Hunt Thomas Graham John Tyndall William Fairbairn John Percy Edward William Brayley Benjamin Collins Brodie Junior Alfred Smee Ssamuel Hunter Christie John Fox Burgoyne Edward Frankland William Allen Miller James Joseph Sylvester John Hall Gladstone William George Armstrong Henry Minchin Noad James Paget Henry Bence Jones George Bowdler Buckton Philip James Yorke Robert Porrett Warren De la Rue August Wilhelm Hofmann Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB Abel F A, IM Maull 000005.jpg ©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://royalsocietypublishing.org/action/doSearch?ContribAuthorRaw=Abel%2C+Frederick+Augustus RCN 22783 RCN R67678 RCN 22784 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/results?mi_search_type=adv&mi_adv_search=yes&adv_person_id=AUTH96 17 Jul 1827 - 6 Sep 1902 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 28/08/2023 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA3596 21/11/2001 Andyg pmab 29/08/2024 RS_NET\VidaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/67206005 84fef8da-9174-42b9-a35e-769f41ed7e95