Raphael Meldola
Raphael Meldola (born July 19, 1849 in Islington , London , † November 16, 1915 in London) was a British chemist and entomologist . From 1912 to 1915 he was Professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of London.
Life
One of his ancestors was the Sephardic rabbi in London Raphael Meldola (1754-1828). Meldola studied from 1866 at the Royal College of Chemistry (Royal School of Mines) and was after graduation in 1868 at the Royal Mint and from 1871 at the Star Chemical Works in Brentford. From 1873 he was assistant to Edward Frankland at the Royal College and from 1874 to 1876 he was assistant to Norman Lockyer (spectral analysis in astronomy). In 1875 he led a solar eclipse expedition to the Nicobar Islands . He taught at various schools (including lecturer at the Royal College of Science in South Kensington) and worked in a dye company (Atlas Works, from 1877) before becoming a professor at Finsbury Technical College of the City and Guilds of London Institute in 1885 . In 1912 he became President of the Institute of Chemistry and in 1915 Chairman of the Advisory Board of British Dyes Ltd.
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Meldola dealt not only with chemistry, but also with archeology, biology (entomology, colors of butterflies and animals), astronomy, photography, geology and others. In 1881 he synthesized the first oxazine dye, Meldolas blue .
Memberships and honors
In 1913 he received the Davy Medal . In 1886 he became a Fellow of the Royal Society and the Royal Astronomical Society . From 1895 to 1897 he was President of the Royal Entomological Society of London , 1905 to 1907 of the Chemical Society, 1908/9 of the Society of Chemical Industry.
The annual Meldola Medal of the Royal Society of Chemistry is named after him.
Fonts
- The chemical synthesis of vital products. E. Arnold, London 1904 ( digitized version ).
literature
- Winfried Pötsch u. a .: Lexicon of important chemists . Harri Deutsch, 1989.
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| SURNAME | Meldola, Raphael |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British chemist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 19, 1849 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 16, 1915 |
| Place of death | London |