Person Scott; Alexander (1853 - 1947); chemist Scott Alexander chemist 1853 - 1947 British Male Selkirk, Scotland, United Kingdom 28 December 1853 18531228 Ringwood, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom 10 March 1947 19470310

Chemist Chemistry Education: BSc (Edin) 1875; MA (Cantab) BA 1879; MA 1882; DSc (Edin) 1884 Career: Demonstrator in Chemistry, University of Cambridge (1891); London Institution researcher (1896); pursued private research (1911-1919); Director of Scientific Research, British Museum (1919-1938); retired to Ringwood, Hampshire (1938). Memberships: FRSE FCS (President 1915-1917) Parents: Alexander Scott, Rector of Selkirk Academy. Spouse: Married the daughter of William James Russell (FRS 1872) Distinguished by having paid great attention to the exact determination of atomic weights and of combining proportions by volume. Fellow 09/06/1898 45 Rayleigh James Emerson Reynolds Alexander William Williamson William Chandler Roberts-Austen Arthur William Rucker Arthur Schuster Henry Enfield Roscoe Joseph John Thomson George Downing Liveing Herbert McLeod Francis Robert Japp Alexander Crum Brown Henry Edward Armstrong Sources: Bulloch's Roll Obituaries: Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society 1948-1949 vol 6 pp 251-262, plate, by Robert Robertson References: Sir Brian Pippard, 'Siegfried Ruhemann (1859-1943), FRS 1914-1923' in NR 1993 vol 47 pp 271-276 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=Scott%2C+Alexander https://pictures.royalsociety.org/results?mi_search_type=adv&mi_adv_search=yes&adv_person_id=AUTH7583 28 Dec 1853 - 10 Mar 1947 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 23/04/2025 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA6427 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 23/04/2025 RS_NET\VidaM Yes b6324df1-788f-47e3-b91e-031e22596e6f