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William Henry Perkin
Sir William Henry Perkin
British chemist known for his accidental discovery of the first synthetic dye (1838–1907).
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Male
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Royal Society
(6/7/1866 - )
Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities
Place of Birth
London
Date of Birth
3/12/1838
Date of Death
7/14/1907
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Fellow of the Royal Society
(1866)
Royal Medal
(1879)
Perkin Medal
(1906)
August Wilhelm Von Hofmann Medal
(1906)
Lavoisier Medal
(1906)
Albert Medal
(1890)
Davy Medal
(1889)
Knight Bachelor
(1906)
Longstaff Prize
(1888)
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William Henry Perkin
Arthur George Perkin
London Borough of Harrow
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Imperial College London
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Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)
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Перкин Уильям Генри (старший)
Dictionary of National Biography, Second Supplement
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th Edition
Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, Vol. 9
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274
Organic Chemistry
Johannes Wislicenus
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Natural Causes
Pneumonia
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6/7/1866
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1866
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1879
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1906
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1906
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1906
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for his discovery of the method of obtaining colouring matter from coal tar, a discovery which led to the establishment of a new and important industry, and to the utilisation of large quantities of a previously worthless material
Point in Time
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1890
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For his researches on magnetic rotation in relation to chemical constitution
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1889
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1906
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1888
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1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Perkin, Sir William Henry
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Perkin, William Henry (DNB12)
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Q24478857
Royal College of Chemistry