William James Russell

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William James Russell (also Wilhelm Jonas Russell ) (* 1830 ; † 1909 ) was a British chemist .

Life

Russell obtained his doctorate in Heidelberg in 1854 . In 1860 he became a professor at Bedford College London. In 1880 he began to investigate and measure the London fog. From 1894 to 1897 he was President of the Institute of Chemistry of Great Britain and Ireland . The photographic Russel effect is named after him.

Fonts

  • On the Action of Wood on a Photographic Plate in the Dark . 1904

literature

  • JL Thornton: William James Russel (1830-1909) and Investigations on London Fog
  • Thomas Edward Thorpe: Testimonial by William James Russell, Chemical Laboratory, St Bartholomew's Hospital

supporting documents

  1. ↑ Bunsen, Schwandner: Gasometric methods ; P. 28
  2. ^ Entry on Russell; William James (1830-1909) in the Archives of the Royal Society , London
  3. ^ Chemistry in Britain , Volume 18 , Chemical Education Trust Fund for the Chemical Society and the Royal Institute of Chemistry, 1982
  4. ↑ Hans K. Kerner Lexicon of Reprotechnology , p. 308
  5. ^ Document MS / 373/120 in the Archives of the Royal Society , London
personal data
SURNAME Russell, William James
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Russell, Wilhelm Jonas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British chemist
DATE OF BIRTH 1830
DATE OF DEATH 1909