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William Henry Perkin junior (* 17. Juni 1860 in Sudbury; † 17. September 1929 in Oxford) war ein britischer Chemiker ( Organische Chemie ). Inhaltsverzeichnis. 1 Leben. 2 Literatur. 3 Weblinks. 4 Einzelnachweise. Leben. Er war der Sohn von William Henry Perkin, in dessen Privatlabor er mit Chemie vertraut wurde, und Bruder von Arthur George Perkin.
William Henry Perkin Jr., FRS FRSE (17 June 1860 – 17 September 1929) was an English organic chemist who was primarily known for his groundbreaking research work on the degradation of naturally occurring organic compounds.
Carte-de-visite portrait of English organic chemist William Henry Perkin Jr. (1860-1929), son of chemist Sir William Henry Perkin (1838-1907), who is best known for his creation of the first synthetic dye, mauveine, in 1856.
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- Neumayer, Franz
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THE death of William Henry Perkin, junior, on Sept. 17, is both a tragedy and a catastrophe in chemistry. The loss is irreparable: men of his type are not being made to-day; they cannot be...
- Henry E. Armstrong
- 1929
29. Dez. 2020 · William Henry Perkin, Jr. FRS, the son of the inventor of mauve and other commercial dyes and credited for initiating the industrialization of chemistry, was himself a notable chemist.
- Jeffrey I. Seeman
- 2021
British. Born on 12 March 1838 in Shadwell, London, Sir William Henry Perkin became known as the discoverer of a colour, and the founder of a massive industry. Perkin's father, George Fowler Perkin, was a builder. Wishing his son to move up in the world, he had pushed him to become an architect.
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 ...
