# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/morris-travers
# Generated: 2026-08-12T18:18:05.813Z

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name: "Morris Travers"
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description: "Morris William Travers, FRS was an English chemist who worked with Sir William Ramsay in the discovery of xenon, neon and krypton. His work on several of the rare gases earned him the name Rare Gas Travers in scientific circles. He was the founding director of the Indian Institute of Science, prior to which he served as a professor of Chemistry at the University College, Bristol, predecessor institution of the University of Bristol, on the recommendations of Sir William Ramsay, former principal of the University College."
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birthDate: "1872-01-24"
deathDate: "1961-08-25"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump