Person Liversidge; Archibald (1847 - 1927); chemist; promoter of science in Australia Liversidge Archibald chemist; promoter of science in Australia 1847 - 1927 British Male Turnham Green, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom 17 November 1847 18471117 England, United Kingdom 26 September 1927 19270926

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (1879; London (1908)

Chemist Chemistry Metallurgy Geology Mineralogy Education: Privately educated; Royal School of Mines, London; Royal College of Chemistry; Cambridge University Career: Instructor in Chemistry, Royal School of Naval Architecture (1867); Demonstrator of Chemistry, Cambridge University (1870); Professor of Chemistry, Sydney, Australia (1873-1908); founded the faculty of Science (1879) and the School of Mines (1890), Sydney University; Professor of Geology and Mineralogy, and Hovell Lecturer, Sydney University; returned to England and settled in Fieldhead, Kingston Hill, Surrey (1907); retired (1908) Memberships: FGS; FCS; FLS; Physical Society; FIC Parents: John Liversidge (1810–1887), wheelwright and coachbuilder, and Caroline Sophia Jarratt (1813–1865), of Sussex. Wrote extensively on chemistry and mineralogy. The plant Leptospermum liversidgei is named after him. Promoted degrees for women. Fellow 08/06/1882 35 Josph Henry Gilbert Robert Etheridge Michael Foster George Murray Humphry William Huggins Henry Woodward Francis Maitland Balfour Andrew Crombie Ramsay Warington Wilkinson Smyth Edward Frankland Carl Schorlemmer Henry Clifton Sorby Charles Wyville Thomson Henry Enfield Roscoe William Boyd Dawkins Arthur Gamgee George Carey Foster Sources: Bulloch's Roll Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc Series A 1930 vol 126 pp xii-xiv, plate, signed by T W E D References: R W Home, 'The Royal Society and the Empire: the colonial and Commonwealth Fellowship. Part 2. After 1847' in NR 2003 vol 57 pp 47-84 ©The Royal Society 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=Liversidge%2C+Archibald RCN 14946 RCN 49535 RCN 49764 RCN 49758 RCN 49760 RCN 49754 RCN 49761 RCN 49765 RCN 49753 RCN 49755 RCN 49763 RCN 49767 RCN 49661 RCN 49643 RCN 49655 RCN 49644 RCN 49656 RCN 49646 RCN 49645 RCN 49657 https://pictures.royalsociety.org 17 Nov 1847 - 26 Sep 1927 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 01/07/2025 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA6646 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 01/07/2025 RS_NET\VidaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/27838887 d7ea0e8f-ad0d-4cad-8a83-eaca9a631d5d