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Born Lewisham, London, 1848; educated at the Royal College of Chemistry, 1865-1867, University of Leipzig, 1867-1870; lecturer, St Bartholomew's Hospital, 1870; Professor of Chemistry, London Institution, 1870; elected Fellow of the Royal Society, 1876; Professor of Chemistry at the Cowper Street Schools (later Finsbury Technical College), 1879; Professor of Chemistry, Central Technical College (later the City and Guilds College), 1884-1913; President of the Chemical Society, 1893-1895; Davy medal of the Royal Society, 1911; Professor Emeritus, Imperial College, 1913; died, 1937. Publications include: Essays on the Art and Principles of Chemistry, including the first Messel Memorial Lecture (Ernest Benn, London, 1927); Introduction to the Study of Organic Chemistry Second edition (Longmans & Co, London, 1874); The Teaching of Scientific Method, and other papers on education Second edition (Macmillan & Co, London, 1903).
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GB 0103 MS ADD 140 Created 1929-1930 Collection (fonds) 1 envelope Armstrong , Henry Edward , 1848-1937 , chemist and educationalist
Born Lewisham, London, 1848; educated at the Royal College of Chemistry, 1865-1867, University of Leipzig, 1867-1870; lecturer, St Bartholomew's Hospital, 1870; Professor of Chemistry, London Institution, 1870; elected Fellow of the Royal Society, 1876; Professor of Chemistry at the Cowper Street Schools (later Finsbury Technical College), 1879; Professor of Chemistry, Central Technical College (later the City and Guilds College), 1884-1913; President of the Chemical Society, 1893-1895; Davy medal of the Royal Society, 1911; Professor Emeritus, Imperial College, 1913; died, 1937. Publications include: Essays on the Art and Principles of Chemistry, including the first Messel Memorial Lecture (Ernest Benn, London, 1927); Introduction to the Study of Organic Chemistry Second edition (Longmans & Co, London, 1874); The Teaching of Scientific Method, and other papers on education Second edition (Macmillan & Co, London, 1903).
Originally inserted in the copy of Kekulé's Lehrbuch de Organischen Chemie, 1861-1866, at University College London.
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Source: AIM25 description of the Armstrong Papers at Imperial College. 1999, revised Jul 2001 Armstrong , Henry Edward , 1848-1937 , chemist and educationist Chemistry Kekulé , Friedrich August , 1829-1896 , chemist , later (Friedrich) August Kekulé von Stradonitz x Stradonitz , (Friedrich) August Kekulé , von x von Stradonitz , (Friedrich) August Kekulé
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Originally inserted in the copy of Kekulé's Lehrbuch de Organischen Chemie, 1861-1866, at University College London.
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