Person Divers; Edward (1837 - 1912); chemist Divers Edward chemist 1837 - 1912 British Male London, England 27 November 1837 18371127 3 Canning Place, Palace Gate, Kensington, London, England 08/04/1912 19120408 Burial: Brookwood Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Tokyo, Japan (1885)

chemist Chemistry Education: City of London School (1851-1852); Royal College of Chemistry, London; Queen's College, Galway. MD, DSc Career: Lecturer in Medical Jurisprudence, Middlesex Hospital (1870); Professor of Chemistry, Imperial College of Engineering, Tokyo, Japan (1873); Principal, Imperial College of Engineering, Tokyo, Japan; Emeritus Professor (1899); returned to England (1899); lost an eye due to an explosion in the laboratory. Honours: Order of the Rising Sun, third class (1886); Order of the Sacred Treasure, second class (1898) Memberships: Society of Chemical Industry (President 1905) Chemical Society (VP 1900–02) Institute of Chemistry (VP 1905) Parents: Urecorded. Spouse: Margaret Teresa FitzGerald, daughter of D G FitzGerald of Mayfield, County Cork (1865). Fellow 04/06/1885 48 William James Russell; St George Mivart; Henry Edward Armstrong; Augustus George Vernon Harcourt William Odling; William Henry Perkin; August Wilhelm von Hofmann; Henry Enfield Roscoe; William Crookes; Frederick Augustus Abel; John Hall Gladstone; Edward Frankland Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc Series A 1913 vol 88 pp viii-x signed by J M Divers E, IM Maull 001161.jpg 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=Divers%2C+Edward 27 Nov 1837 - 8 Apr 1912 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 01/05/2024 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA6155 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 02/04/2026 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/64789817 9ca61261-e778-4532-b169-0fdb5226d932