Person Thorpe; Sir; Thomas Edward (1845 - 1925); chemist Thorpe Thomas Edward Sir chemist 1845 - 1925 British Male Goodier Street, Barnes Green, Hapurley, near Manchester, England, United Kingdom 08 December 1845 18451208 Whinfield, Salcombe, Devon, England, United Kingdom 23 February 1925 19250223 Burial: Salcombe, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Glasgow (1874); Whinfield, Salcombe, Devon (after retirement)

Chemist Chemistry Education: Manchester diocesan school (Hulme grammar school); Owens College, Manchester; Heidelberg University, Bonn University. PhD (Heidelberg) Career: Professor of Chemistry, Andersonian Insitute, Glasgow (1870); Professor of Chemistry, Yorkshire College of Science, Leeds (1874-1885); Professor of Chemistry, Royal College of Science, London (1885); Director, Government Laboratories, London (1894); President, British Association (1921); died of a heart attack. Honours: CB 1900; Kt 1909 Memberships: FCS; FRSE; FChemSoc, Berlin Parents: George Thorpe, cloth and yarn agent, Trafford Bank, near Manchester, and Mary Wild. Spouse: (m. 1870) Caroline Emma, daughter of John Watts of Manchester. Keen yachtsman Royal Society roles: For Sec 1899-1903; VP 1894-1895 Medals and prizes: Royal Medal 1889 Lectures: Bakerian 1889 (jointly), 1894 (jointly), 1907 Fellow 01/06/1876 31 Benjamin Collins Brodie Robert Bellamy Clifton William Odling Henry Watts Balfour Stewart William Henry Perkin Joseph Norman Lockyer William James Russell Edward Frankland John Stenhouse William Thomson Robert Angus Smith Carl Schorlemmer Allen Thomson Henry Enfield Roscoe William Crawford Williamson William Boyd Dawkins Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc Series A 1925 vol 109 pp xviii-xxiv, plate, signed by A E H T ©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=Thorpe%2C+Thomas+Edward RCN 51988 RCN R66228 RCN R66229 RCN R66231 RCN R66232 RCN R66233 RCN 1374 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/results?mi_search_type=adv&mi_adv_search=yes&adv_person_id=AUTH8437 8 Dec 1845 - 23 Feb 1925 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 10/09/2025 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA7855 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 10/09/2025 RS_NET\VidaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/59165302 3c1fe1c7-1559-4479-a0ff-5a69ddd54e20