George Gore
George Gore (born January 22, 1826 in Blackfriars, Bristol , † December 20, 1908 in Birmingham ) was an English lecturer in chemistry.
The son of the cooper of the same name attended a small private school until he became an errand boy at the age of twelve. In 1843 he began an apprenticeship as a cooper and then worked in a phosphor factory in Birmingham.
He trained himself further and in 1861 became a management consultant and lecturer in Birmingham. Since 1865 he was a member of the Royal Society . From 1870 he was a lecturer in experimental physics and chemistry at King Edward's Grammar School . In 1877 he was awarded the Dr. jur. hon. awarded by the University of Edinburgh . In 1880 he founded the Institute for Scientific Research in Birmingham and was director there.
He researched electrometallurgy and developed processes for electrolytic metal deposition. He discovered amorphous antimony and electrolytic tones.
Individual evidence
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| SURNAME | Gore, George |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English lecturer in chemistry and experimental physics |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 22, 1826 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Blackfriars, Bristol |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 20, 1908 |
| Place of death | Birmingham |