George Downing Liveing
George Downing Liveing (born December 21, 1827 in Nayland , Suffolk , † December 29, 1924 in Cambridge ) was an English chemist.
Liveing was the son of a surgeon, studied at Cambridge University with a bachelor's degree in 1851 and was a fellow of St. John's College from 1853 to 1860 (he was its president from 1911 to 1924). He was Professor of Chemistry at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and from 1861 to 1908 at Cambridge. He was instrumental in building a new modern laboratory (opened in 1888) at the university. He died on the way to college when he was run over by a cyclist.
Liveing was particularly concerned with spectroscopy.
In 1901 he received the Davy Medal . He was a Fellow of the Royal Society (1879).
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| SURNAME | Liveing, George Downing |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English chemist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 21, 1827 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nayland |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 29, 1924 |
| Place of death | Cambridge |