Royal Institute of Chemistry

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The Royal Institute of Chemistry was founded in London in 1877 (as the Institute of Chemistry of Great Britain) to ensure the professional qualification of chemists in Great Britain. In 1980 it merged with other chemical societies in Great Britain in the Royal Society of Chemistry .

In 1885 it was given a Royal Charter . It awarded the qualifications of the Licentiate (LRIC) and the Graduate (GRIC), the latter being rated higher than the Licentiate. The Associates (ARIC) had professional experience in addition to the licentiate and the Members (MRIC) had professional experience in addition to GRIC. In addition, there was a Fellow status with a higher ranking than ordinary members. From 1975 members and fellows could use the addition CChem (Chartered Chemist).

From 1968 to 1971 it was published by the Royal Institute of Chemistry Reviews , which in 1971 merged with the Quarterly Reviews of the Chemical Society to form the Chemical Society Reviews . The Proceedings or the Journal of the Society appeared from 1877 and was from 1950 the Journal of the Royal Institute of Chemistry. It existed until 1964.

The first president was Edward Frankland followed by Frederick Augustus Abel .

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