Person Roberts-Austen; Sir; William Chandler (1843 - 1902); metallurgist Roberts-Austen William Chandler Sir metallurgist William Chandler Roberts- Roberts, William Chandler Austen 1843 - 1902 British Male Kennington, Surrey, England 03 March 1843 18430303 The Royal Mint, London, England 22/11/1902 19021122 Burial: Canterbury, Kent, England

Metallurgist Metallurgy Education: Privately educated; Royal School of Mines, London (1861) Career: Obtained associateship in metallurgy (1885); Assistant to the Master of the Mint; Chemist of the Royal Mint (1869); Professor of Metallurgy, School of Mines (1880); Chemist and Assayer to the Mint (1882-1902) Honours: CB 1890; KCB 1899 Memberships: Iron and Steel Institute (President 1900-1901) Physical Society (founding memeber) British Association Institution of Civil Engineers Chemical Society (VP 1895–8) Society of Arts (VP 1900–02) Parents: George Roberts, of Welsh descent, who worked for the Hudson's Bay Company, and Maria Louisa, daughter of William Chandler MD of Canterbury. Assumed names of Chandler and Roberts-Austen at the request of an uncle (1885). Spouse: Florence Maude, youngest daughter of Richard William Alldridge, of Old Charlton, Kent (1876). Highly regarded as a lecturer and demonstrator. Council 1890–92 Lectures: Bakerian 1896 Fellow 03/06/1875 32 Robert Hunt John Tyndall Warington Wilkinson Smyth Joseph Norman Lockyer Cromwell Fleetwood Varley Andrew Crombie Ramsay Henry Clifton Sorby John Evans David Forbes Henry Enfield Roscoe William Odling Alexander William Williamson Robert Lowe Frederick Guthrie August Wilhelm von Hofmann John Percy Benjamin Collins Brodie William Thomson Richard Owen Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc 1905 vol 75 pp 192-198 signed by T E T References: Sir John Craig, 'The Royal Society and the Royal Mint' in NR 1964 vol 19 pp 156-167 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 Anglo American Cataloguing Rules (second edition) rules for double barrelled and compound surnames https://royalsocietypublishing.org/action/doSearch?ContribAuthorRaw=Roberts-Austen%2C+William+Chandler RCN R61099 RCN R61100 RCN R61101 RCN R66548 3 Mar 1843 - 22 Nov 1902 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 25/09/2024 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA6451 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 25/09/2024 RS_NET\VidaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/43493574 89403340-eb4c-4a67-aa38-fda304ca41b0