Person Esson; William (c.1838 - 1916); astronomer and chemist Esson William astronomer and chemist c.1838 - 1916 British Male Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland 17 May 1838 or 17 May 1839 Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England 25/08/1916 19160825

Astronomer; Chemist Astronomy Mathematics Chemistry Education: Cheltenham Grammar School; Inverness Academy; St John's College, Oxford. MA Career: Fellow of Merton College, Oxford (1860-1897); Savilian Professor of Geometry, University of Oxford (1897-1916) Remembered for mathematics of the rate of chemical change. Lectures: Bakerian (jointly) 1895 Fellow 03/06/1869 William Odling; Thomas Graham; Frederick Augustus Abel; Alexander William Williamson; Henry Minchin Noad; Henry Watts; Robert Bellamy Clifton; Warren De La Rue; Hugo Muller; Henry Bence Jones; Henry Wentworth Dyke Acland George Bowdler Buckton; John Stenhouse; Henry Enfield Roscoe; John Tyndall; Benjamin Collins Brodie; Henry John Stephen Smith; William Vernon Harcourt; John Phillips; George Rolleston; Bartholomew Price; Charles Daubeny Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DSB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc Series A 1916-1917 vol 93 pp liv-lvii signed by E B E Notes: DSB gives birth date as '17 May 1839 [perhaps 1838]'. Henry Noad has signed the election certificate twice Esson W, IM Maull 001312.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=Esson%2C+William 17 May 1838 or 17 May 1839 - 25 Aug 1916 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 24/04/2024 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA6346 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 05/06/2025 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/106836815 b912abb4-3673-436a-b74c-d3d30703d231