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Henry Enfield Roscoe

1833 - 1915

Born

07 January 1833

10 Powis Place, off Great Ormond Street, London, England

Died

18/12/1915

Woodcote Lodge, his summer home at West Horsley, Leatherhead, Surrey, England.

Nationality
British
Gender
Male
Date of election for Royal Society fellowship
04/06/1863
Age at the time of election for Royal Society fellowship
30
Occupation
Chemist and university administrator
Relationships
Parents: Henry Roscoe, Barrister and biographer, and Maria, daughter of Thomas Fletcher, Liverpool merchant. Paternal grandfather: William Roscoe (1753–1831), historian and patron of the arts. Spouse: (1863) Lucy, daughter of Edmund Potter (FRS 1856) (she died 1910). Children: Two daughters and one son.

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