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Dr. (Robert) Angus Smith, chemist | Dr. (Robert) Angus Smith, analytical chemist, a pioneer in experimenting upon impurities in the air, and known for his "composition" which was used for coating metal, such as pipes, to protect them. | ||
1817 Born in Glasgow, son of John Smith and Janet Thomson | |||
1841 Gained a PhD at Giessen in Germany working with Liebig | |||
1842 Became assistant to [[Lyon Playfair]] at Manchester Royal Institution | |||
Became a consulting chemist | |||
1847 Published his first paper on health effects of the components of the air | |||
Prominent in the [[Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society]] | |||
1864 Elected chief inspector under the Alkali Act | |||
1874 Developed a method for internal lining of water pipes | |||
1881 Robert Angus Smith 64, Chemist FRS, PhD etc, And Government Inspector of Alkali works, lived in Chorlton with his niece Jessie K. Smith 45<ref>1881 census</ref> | 1881 Robert Angus Smith 64, Chemist FRS, PhD etc, And Government Inspector of Alkali works, lived in Chorlton with his niece Jessie K. Smith 45<ref>1881 census</ref> | ||
1884 Died in Colwyn Bay<ref>National probate calendar</ref> | |||
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== Sources of Information == | == Sources of Information == | ||
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* Biography, DNB | |||
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[[Category: Biography]] | [[Category: Biography]] | ||
[[Category: Births 1810-1819]] | [[Category: Births 1810-1819]] | ||
[[Category: Deaths ]] | [[Category: Deaths 1880-1889]] | ||
Revision as of 18:36, 27 February 2019
Dr. (Robert) Angus Smith, analytical chemist, a pioneer in experimenting upon impurities in the air, and known for his "composition" which was used for coating metal, such as pipes, to protect them.
1817 Born in Glasgow, son of John Smith and Janet Thomson
1841 Gained a PhD at Giessen in Germany working with Liebig
1842 Became assistant to Lyon Playfair at Manchester Royal Institution
Became a consulting chemist
1847 Published his first paper on health effects of the components of the air
Prominent in the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society
1864 Elected chief inspector under the Alkali Act
1874 Developed a method for internal lining of water pipes
1881 Robert Angus Smith 64, Chemist FRS, PhD etc, And Government Inspector of Alkali works, lived in Chorlton with his niece Jessie K. Smith 45[1]
1884 Died in Colwyn Bay[2]
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Sources of Information
- Biography, DNB