Frederick Abel
British chemist 1827-1902 · Scientists · Died at 75
Sir Frederick Augustus Abel, 1st Baronet was an English chemist who was recognised as the leading British authority on explosives. He is best known for the invention of cordite as a replacement for gunpowder in firearms.
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1902Died6 September 19021901Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian OrderAward1897Bessemer Gold MedalAward1893BaronetcyAward1891Albert MedalAwardKnight BachelorAward1887Telford MedalAward1877Companion of the Order of the BathAwardRoyal MedalAward1867Royal Society Bakerian MedalAward1860Fellow of the Royal SocietyAward1827Born17 July 1827
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Lived 1827 to 1902 · aged 75
