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William Henry Perkin

1860 - 1929

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Born

17 June 1860

Sudbury, Middlesex, England

Died

17/09/1929

Oxford, Oxfordshire

Nationality

British

Gender

Male

Date of election for Royal Society fellowship

05/06/1890

Fields of Interest

Organic chemistry

Relationships

Son of Sir William Henry Perkin (FRS 1866); brother of Arthur George Perkin (FRS 1903); brother-in-law of Frederic Stanley Kipping (FRS 1897) and of Arthur Lapworth (FRS 1910); they married three sisters

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Referee of

Referee's report by William Henry Perkin, on a paper 'The relative atomic weights of nitrogen and sulphur' by F P Burt and F L Usher
Creator: William Henry Perkin Reference number: RR/18/16

William Henry Perkin

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Referee of

Referee's report by William Henry Perkin, on a paper 'The relative atomic weights of nitrogen and sulphur' by F P Burt and F L Usher