William Henry Perkin Jr.
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William Henry Perkin Jr., FRS FRSE was an English organic chemist who was primarily known for his groundbreaking research work on the degradation of naturally occurring organic compounds.
William Henry Perkins Jr
The Schunck Building, University of Manchester; on the right the Perkin Laboratory
Robert Robinson (chemist)
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Sir Robert Robinson was a British organic chemist and Nobel laureate recognised in 1947 for his research on plant dyestuffs and alkaloids. In 1947, he also received the Medal of Freedom with Silver Pa
William Henry Perkin Jr.
…of the chemist and industrialist Edward Schunck in 1895. His laboratory was removed brick by brick and recreated at Owens College. Frank Lee Pyman, Robert Robinson (who later won a Nobel Prize in Chemistry), Walter Haworth and Eduard Hope graduated from Owens College while Perkin was there. The conflict with Chaim…
Robert Robinson organic chemist