Person Thomson; John Millar (1849 - 1933); chemist Thomson John Millar chemist 1849 - 1933 British Male Glasgow College Buildings, High Street, Glasgow, Scotland 07 March 1849 18490307 86 Addison Road, Kensington, London, W14 8ED, England 22/03/1933 19330322

86 Addison Road, Kensington, London, W14 8ED, England (1933)

Chemist Inorganic chemistry Organic chemistry Chemistry Education: Glasgow High School; University of Glasgow Career: Worked in a chemistry laboratory (1866-1871), assisting Professor Anderson from 1869; assistant demonstrator of chemistry, King’s College, London (1871-1879); followed by demonstrator of chemistry (1879-1887); lecturer of photography (1879-1914); professor of chemistry (1887-1905); Dean of the Science Department (1888-1893); Dean of the Division of Natural Science in the Science Faculty (1894-1896); Lecturer of Advanced Chemistry at King’s College Ladies Department (1898-1899); Daniell Professor of General and Inorganic Chemistry (1905-1914); Vice Principal (1905-1914); Emeritus Professor of Chemistry (1914-1933). Memberships: Chemical Society (Council; Hon Sec 1883-189); Senior Sec 1893-1898; VP 1898-1901 and 1923-1926). Institute of Chemistry (President 1900-1903). Royal Society of Arts (Secretary of the Chemical Section 1879-1886). Parents: Allen Thomson (FRS 1848), professor of anatmy, and Ninian Jane Hill. Spouse: Louisa Thomson, daughter of Dr. Charles Arthur Aikin. Children: Allen Bernard Thomson; Charles Gilbert Thomson; Nina Catherine Makepeace; Elinor Juliet Robertson and Edith Mary Thomson. Contributed to the study of the chemistry of pigments, putrefaction and antisepsis; the compositon and properties of ancient glasses; the chemistry of building materials; optical properties of double salts of nickel and salt. Fellow 03/06/1897 48 August Dupre Harold Baily Dixon Hermann Johann Phillipp Sprengel George Carey Foster John Young Buchanan Joseph Henry Gilbert William Ramsay F R Lapp Archibald Liverisdge George Harley Edward Frankland John Hopkinson Arthur Schuster Harry Govier Seeley Edward Emanuel Klein Gerald Francis Yeo Peter Martin Duncan William Aitken James Emerson Reynolds John Perry Walter Noel Hartley Henry Enfield Roscoe William Crookes John Hall Gladstone William Grylls Adams Hugo Muller Lionel Beale William James Russell William Thomson Alex Crum Brown Joseph Lister Sources: Bulloch's Roll; Victorian Lives, King's College London, Thomson, John Millar, on [URL: https://kingscollections.org/victorianlives/s-u/thomson-john-millar; last accessed 23/10/2024]. Obituaries: Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society 1932-1935 vol l pp 91-94, plate, signed by H J Thomson J M, GA Russell 94398.jpg 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/doi/10.1098/rsbm.1933.0002 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/results?mi_search_type=adv&mi_adv_search=yes&adv_person_id=AUTH8412 7 Mar 1849 - 22 Mar 1933 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 23/10/2024 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA930 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 08/09/2025 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/47038352 865a96ad-d978-463a-9a45-d0498c04ef2a