Andrew Norman Meldrum
Andrew Norman Meldrum (born March 19, 1876 in Alloa , † March 12, 1934 in Edinburgh ) was a Scottish chemist. The Meldrum acid that he discovered is named after him .
Meldrum attended college in Aberdeen and London, and the University of Aberdeen , where he in 1904 Francis Japp with the chemistry historical work Avogadro and Dalton: the standing in Chemistry of Their Hypotheses doctorate was. He initially worked as an academic teacher at the universities of Aberdeen, Liverpool, Sheffield and Manchester. He went to India in 1912, where he held various university teaching positions until his retirement in 1931.
His areas of work included the chemistry of terpenes and related aromatic compounds and the history of chemistry.
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- Obituary, Journal of the Chemical Society (1934), pp. 1476-1478 doi : 10.1039 / JR9340001468
Web links
- Literature by and about Andrew Norman Meldrum in the WorldCat bibliographic database
Individual evidence
- ^ Biographies, publications and academic family tree of Andrew Norman Meldrum at academictree.org, accessed on January 2, 2019.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Meldrum, Andrew Norman |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Scottish chemist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 19, 1876 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Alloa |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 12, 1934 |
| Place of death | Edinburgh |