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William Ramsay

1852 - 1916

Born

02 October 1852

Queen's Crescent, Glasgow, Scotland

Died

23/07/1916

Hazlemere, near High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England

Nationality
British
Gender
Male
Date of election for Royal Society fellowship
07/06/1888
Age at the time of election for Royal Society fellowship
36
Fields of Interest
Physical chemistry
Occupation
Physical chemist
Relationships
Parents: William Ramsay, civil engineer, and Catharine Robertson. Spouse: Margaret Johnstone Marshall (d. 1936), daughter of George Stevenson Buchanan; nephew of Sir Andrew Crombie Ramsay (FRS 1849), (1881). Children: Elizabeth Catherine (1883–1960), known as Elska, who married H. L. Tidy in 1906; and William George (1886–1927), died early of disseminated sclerosis.