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1872 Began undergraduate studies at Cambridge University where he took the MA in 1879<ref>Cambridge University alumni</ref> | |||
1884 Presented a paper at the [[Institution of Civil Engineers]] on "Experiments on the Composition | 1884 Presented a paper at the [[Institution of Civil Engineers]] on "Experiments on the Composition |
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William Foster MA, FCS
c.1846 Born in East Yorkshire
1872 Began undergraduate studies at Cambridge University where he took the MA in 1879[1]
1884 Presented a paper at the Institution of Civil Engineers on "Experiments on the Composition and Destructive Distillation of Coal."
1891 Professor of Chemistry, and privately engaged as analytical chemist, living in St Mary le Strand, London[2]
1893 An analytical chemist when he died in London[3]