William Henry Perkin
1838 - 1907
- Born
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12 March 1838
King David's Lane, Shadwell, London, England
- Died
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14/07/1907
Sudbury, Middlesex
- Nationality
- British
- Gender
- Male
- Date of election for Royal Society fellowship
- 07/06/1866
- Occupation
- Chemist
- Relationships
- Youngest son of George Fowler Perkin, builder, and his wife Sarah Cuthbert. Married: 1) (13 September 1859) Jemima Harriet Lisset (died 1862); their sons were William Henry Perkin (FRS 1890) and Arthur George Perkin (FRS 1903); 2) (1866) Alexandrine Caroline, daughter of Ivan Herman Mollwoe
- Catalogue
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Author of
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Paper, 'On some new colouring matters' by Arthur H [Herbert] Church and William H [Henry] Perkin
Creator: William Henry Perkin, Arthur Herbert Church Reference number: AP/38/11 -
Referee's report by Alexander William Williamson, on a paper 'On mauve or aniline-purple' by William Henry Perkin
Creator: Alexander William Williamson Reference number: RR/5/178 -
Referee's report by William Allen Miller, on a paper 'On mauve or aniline-purple' by William Henry Perkin
Creator: William Allen Miller Reference number: RR/5/179
Referee of
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Referee's report by William Henry Perkin, on a paper 'Constitution of the terpenes camphors and camphor acid' by John Norman Collie
Creator: William Henry Perkin Reference number: RR/11/34