Henry Richardson Procter
Henry Richardson Procter (born May 6, 1848 in Lowlights near Tynemouth , † August 17, 1927 in Newlyn , Cornwall ) was a British chemist who studied the chemistry of tanning processes in leather production.
Procter's father ran a tannery and Procter learned the trade from his father before studying chemistry at the Royal College of Chemistry in London. He then worked for tanneries and dealt scientifically with tanning processes. In 1891 he became a lecturer and later professor of leather chemistry at Yorkshire College (later the University of Leeds ). There he founded a research laboratory. In 1918 he retired.
He dealt with all areas of tannery and clarified the phenomenon of collagen swelling in leather when exposed to acids.
He was a Fellow of the Royal Society .
Fonts
- Tanning, 1885
- Leather Ind. Lab. Book, 1898
- Principles of Leather Manufacture, 1903
literature
- Winfried R. Pötsch (lead), Annelore Fischer, Wolfgang Müller: Lexicon of important chemists , Harri Deutsch 1989, p. 351f
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Procter, Henry Richardson |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British chemist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 6, 1848 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lowlights at Tynemouth |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th August 1927 |
| Place of death | Newlyn , Cornwall |