Person Kane; Sir; Robert John (1809 - 1890) Kane Robert John Sir 1809 - 1890 Irish Male Dublin, Ireland 24 September 1809 Dublin, Ireland 16 February 1890

Chemistry Education: Trinity College, Dublin (1828); Paris. MD Career: Professor of Chemistry, Apothecaries Hall, Dublin (1831-1845); Lecturer in Natural Philosophy and later Professor of Chemistry, Royal Dublin Society (1834-1847); worked in Liebig laboratory at Giessen, Hesse, Germany and isolated acetone from wood spirit; Director of Museum of Irish Industry (1845); Principal of the Royal College, Cork (in 1848); President, Queen's College, Cork (1846-1873); Honorary LLD University of Dublin (1868); Vice Chancellor, Royal University of Ireland (1880); analysed a mineral as the arsenide of manganese, Kaneite Honours: Kt 1846 Memberships: MRIA (1832); LKQCP (1832); FKQCP (1841) Son of John Kane, manufacturing chemist, of Dublin; married (1890) Katherine Baily of Newbury, Berkshire Medals and prizes: Royal Medal 1841 Fellow 07/06/1849 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB; Irish Innovators Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc 1889-1890 vol 47 pp xii-xviii by signed J E R ©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-2106 24 Sep 1809 - 16 Feb 1890 NA5547 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/45044280 0489efd0-dd56-4e8b-a6af-9b92b4cb4af9