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Alexander William Williamson

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English scientist (1824-1904)

ScientistsLived 1824 to 1904 · aged 80
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Alexander William Williamson FRS FRSE PCS MRIA was an English chemist. He is best known today for the Williamson ether synthesis.

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Alexander William Williamson in his late yearsAlexander William Williamson in his late yearsAlexander WilliamsonAlexander WilliamsonPapers on etherification and on the constitution of salts, 1949Papers on etherification and on the constitution of salts, 1949Williamson's grave in Brookwood CemeteryWilliamson's grave in Brookwood Cemetery

Awards 3

1862Royal Medal
Fellow of the Royal Society
Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Scientists born in the 1820s 6

Adolph Strecker50.2Giovanni Battista Donati50.0Isaac Roberts50.2Gustav Heinrich Wiedemann49.8Carl Wilhelm Siemens50.3Eugenio Barsanti49.6

About this person

Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1824 to 1904 · aged 80
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23 languages

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