Person Harcourt; Augustus George Vernon (1834 - 1919) Harcourt Augustus George Vernon 1834 - 1919 British Male London, England 24 December 1834 His house, St Clair, Ryde, Isle of Wight 23/08/1919 19190823

Christ Church, Oxford (1866)

Chemistry Education: Harrow School; Balliol College, Oxford Career: Assistant to Sir Benjamin Brodie (FRS 1849); Lee's Reader in Chemistry, Christ Church, Oxford (1859); Tutor of Christ Church (1864-1902); published researches with William Esson (FRS1869); Metropolitan Gas referee (1872) Elder son of Admiral Frederick Edward Vernon-Harcourt and his wife Marcia, daughter of Admiral John Richard Delap Tollemache; married Rachel Mary Bruce, daughter of Sir Henry Austin Bruce (FRS 1876) Lectures: Bakerian (jointly) 1895 Fellow 04/06/1868 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc Series A 1920 vol 97 pp vii-xi, plate, signed by H B D References: Sir Kenneth Hutchison, 'The Royal Society and the Foundation of the British Gas Industry' in NR 1984-85 vol 39 pp 245-270 Edmund J Bowen, 'The Balliol-Trinity Laboratories, Oxford 1853-1940' in NR 1970 vol 25 pp 227-236 ©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://pictures.royalsociety.org 24 Dec 1834 - 23 Aug 1919 NA8233 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/10629679 76cfc8bd-14e3-4b40-bbbf-3a6e5ef0b87c