Person Foster; George Carey (1835 - 1919); chemist and physicist Foster George Carey chemist and physicist 1835 - 1919 British Male Sabden, Lancashire, England 20 October 1835 18351020 Ladywalk, Long Lane, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England 09/02/1919 19190209 Burial: Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England.

57 Albert Street, Mornington Crescent (1868)' Ladywalk, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England.

chemist and physicist Physics Chemistry Education: Privately educated in early years; University College, London; Ghent; Heidelberg; Paris. BA. Career: Professor of Experimental Physics, University College, London (1865-1898); Fellow of University College, London; Treasurer, British Association (1898-1904); Principal, University College, London (1900-1904). Memberships: FCS Parents: George Foster, calico printer and justice of the peace in Lancashire and the West Riding of Yorkshire. Spouse: Mary Anne Muir, eldest daughter of Andrew Muir of Rosebank, Greenock. Remembered for modification and application of the Whetstone bridge for precise electrical measurement. Royal Society roles: VP 1891-1893, 1902-1903 Fellow 03/06/1869 34 Hugo Muller; David Forbes; John Lubbock; Philip Yorke; Balfour Stewart; Henry Watts; Edward William Brayley; Robert Bellamy Clifton Charles Lyell; Alexander William Williamson; Thomas Graham; Charles William Siemens; John Tyndall; Edward Frankland; Thomas Hewitt Key; Thomas Archer Hirst; Fleeming Jenkin; William Odling; Augustus Matthiessen Sources: Bulloch's Roll Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc Series A 1919-1920 vol 96 pp xv-xviii signed by O J L Foster G C, IM Maull 001581.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=Foster%2C+George+Carey RCN 39658 RCN 39659 20 Oct 1835 - 9 Feb 1919 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 08/08/2024 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA6347 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 17/03/2026 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/69710103 c8f22222-c0ba-44bd-81c7-92ed34c9c83d