Person Perkin; William Henry (1860 - 1929) Perkin William Henry 1860 - 1929 British Male Sudbury, Middlesex, England 17 June 1860 Oxford, Oxfordshire 17/09/1929 19290917

6 East Mayfield, Edinburgh (1890)

Organic chemistry Education: City of London School (1870-1877). PhD, LLD, DSc Career: Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford; Waynflete Professor of Chemistry, Oxford University; studied strychnine and brucine Memberships: FIC; FCS Son of Sir William Henry Perkin (FRS 1866); brother of Arthur George Perkin (FRS 1903); brother-in-law of Frederic Stanley Kipping (FRS 1897) and of Arthur Lapworth (FRS 1910); they married three sisters Royal Society roles: VP 1893-1894 Medals and prizes: Davy Medal 1904; Royal Medal 1925 Fellow 05/06/1890 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc Series A 1931 vol 130 pp i-xii, plate, signed by J F T References: Brebis Bleaney, 'The Physical Sciences in Oxford, 1918-1939 and Earlier' in NR 1994 vol 48 pp 247-261 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 17 Jun 1860 - 17 Sep 1929 NA8087 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/5047234 bb8da530-0591-4e21-9678-35c779d133b6