James Muspratt
James Muspratt (born August 12, 1793 in Dublin , † May 4, 1886 in Seaforth Hall near Liverpool ) was a British chemist and industrialist.
Life
Muspratt began the manufacture of blood liquor salt and other preparations in Liverpool in 1822, including sulfuric acid and soda . Here he was so successful that he was soon able to set up two factories at St. Helens and Newton.
With Charles Tennant in Glasgow, he introduced pyrites in place of sulfur in sulfuric acid manufacturing. In 1846, at the suggestion of Justus von Liebig, he founded a mineral fertilizer factory , which was soon closed, but gave the impetus to the current, important synthetic fertilizer production.
Muspratt is considered to be the co-founder of large-scale chemical industry and, in particular, the originator of soda production. His factories in Liverpool, Widnes and Flint were model establishments and served as models for numerous other factories at home and abroad.
His son James Sheridan Muspratt was also an eminent chemist. His grandson Sir Max Muspratt (1872–1934) was a chemist and politician.
His daughter Emma was healed in 1853 by using " Liebig's meat extract " for the first time .
literature
- William H. Brock : Vieweg's History of Chemistry. Springer, Heidelberg 1997, especially p. 175ff.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Everything about "Liebig's meat extract " by Hubertus Volz (teacher at the Justus Liebig School in Darmstadt)
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| SURNAME | Muspratt, James |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British chemist and industrialist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 12, 1793 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dublin |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 4, 1886 |
| Place of death | Seaforth Hall near Liverpool |