Williamson, ALEXANDER WILLIAM

Williamson, ALEXANDER WILLIAM, chemist, was born in London, May 1, 1824, studied at home, at Paris, and at Giessen, and in 1849 became professor of Practical Chemistry at University College, London, as also in 1855 of Chemistry; he resigned in 1887. He has been president of the Chemical Society and of the British Association; is a corresponding member of the French and other foreign academies; is F.R.S. and LL.D.; and has received numerous medals and distinctions for his researches on etherification, gas analysis, the atomic theory, &c. He has published many papers and lectures, and a well-known Chemistry for Students.