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Chemist Biographies


Thomas Graham
Thomas Graham (1805-1869)
As part of the historical collection, the RSC holds valuable documentation about and written by, famous chemists aswell as past society members' records.  As well as the records, the RSC also holds many books and journal articles which can be used to research the life and works of chemists.

The library deals with many enquiries regarding famous chemists as well as conducting searches on past members for families conducting their own genealogical research. Please follow the link below to Chemist Research if you would like more information about this service:

The LIC has the following resources available for the research into the life and works of famous chemists and past members: 

  • Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society (formerly Obituary Notices of... )
  • Chemical Society members files
  • Chemistry in Britain obituaries
  • List of Fellows of the Chemical Society 
  • Registers of the Institute of Chemistry  

Chemist Research

The LIC service for conducting searches regarding famous chemists and past members of the society.

RSC Past Presidents

Presidents of the RSC and its precursors from 1841 to date.

Related Links

Link icon 100 Distinguished European Chemists
From the European Association for Chemical and Molecular Sciences, this list was compiled as part of a Millennium project to celebrate distinguished European chemists from the last 200 years.

Link icon Biographies of Famous Chemists
Links to profile of over 300 important chemists compiled by the University of Liverpool.

Link icon Distinguished Women of Past and Present: Chemistry
Women in Chemistry

Link icon The Nobel Foundation
The official site of the Nobel Foundation contains details of Nobel Prize winners from 1901.

Link icon The Robert Boyle Project
Birkbeck College, University of London


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