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Sir William Henry Perkin war ein britischer Chemiker und Industrieller. Perkin erfand 1856 zufällig den ersten synthetischen Farbstoff, das Mauvein. Er gründete ein bedeutendes Farbstoff-Unternehmen, blieb jedoch zugleich Forscher. Er entwickelte Synthesen zur Darstellung von Zimtsäure und Cumarin.
Sir William Henry Perkin FRS (12 March 1838 – 14 July 1907) was a British chemist and entrepreneur best known for his serendipitous discovery of the first commercial synthetic organic dye, mauveine, made from aniline.
about SCIENTIFIC BIOGRAPHIES. While attempting to produce quinine, William Henry Perkin serendipitously synthesized mauve, the first commercialized synthetic dye. Perkin’s discovery formed the basis for a new chemical industry and eventually for the pharmaceutical industry as well.
One hundred and fifty years ago the world of coloration changed forever with William Henry Perkin's discovery of the first synthetic dye derived from coal tar. The life, work and legacy of Sir William Henry Perkin are reviewed in the light of his early chemical education, his training in coal tar chemistry with Hofmann, and his discovery ...
- Ian Holme
- 2006
1. Apr. 2024 · Sir William Henry Perkin (born March 12, 1838, London, England—died July 14, 1907, Sudbury, near Harrow, Middlesex) was a British chemist who discovered aniline dyes. Accidental discoveries that transformed the world
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Learn about the life and achievements of William Henry Perkin, the chemist who discovered mauve, the first synthetic dye. Find out how he became a pioneer of the modern chemical industry and a member of the Royal Society.
Perkin [p ö r kin], William Henry, engl. Chemiker, Sohn von Sir W.H. Perkin, *17.6.1860 Sudbury (heute zu London), †17.9.1929 Oxford; ab 1887 Professor in Edinburgh, ab 1913 in Oxford; arbeitete über ringförmige Polymethylene (ab 1883 Synthese von Kohlenstoffringsystemen mit 3, 4, 5 und 7 Ringgliedern; Perkinsche Polymethylenring-Synthese ...
