Chemist Collection (page 4)

August Wilhelm von Hofmann, 19th century German organic chemist, (1900). Through his work on coal-tar derivatives, Hofmann (1818-1892)

Louis Pasteur, 19th century French microbiologist and chemist, (1900). Pasteur (1822-1895) developed the pasteurisation process which kills pathogens in milk, wine and foods

Marcellin Berthelot (1827-1907), French chemist and politician, 1900

Christian Friedrich Schoenbein (1799-1868), German-Swiss chemist, 1900. Schoebein is perhaps best known his discovery of guncotton

Jons Jakob Berzelius (1779-1848), Swedish chemist, 1900. Artist: Bolt
Jons Jakob Berzelius (1779-1848), Swedish chemist, 1900

Louis Daguerre (1787-1851), French photographer, 1900. Although he was also an artist and a chemist, Daguerre is most famous for his invention of the Daguerreotype process of photography

Sir Humphry Davy, Cornish chemist and physicist, 19th century. Artist: Thomson
Sir Humphry Davy, Cornish chemist and physicist, 19th century. Davy (1778-1829) discovered the anaesthetic effects of laughing gas (nitrous oxide)

Joseph Louis Gay-Lussacs hot air balloon ascent, Paris, September 1804 (1900). On this flight, French chemist and physicist Gay-Lussac (1778-1850)

Sir William Crookes, English chemist and physicist, (20th century). After studying at the Royal College of Chemistry, London

Michael Faraday, 19th century British chemist and physicist, (20th century). Faraday (1791-1867) was one of the greatest scientists of the 19th century

Michael Faraday lecturing at the Royal Institution, London, 1835 (20th century). Faraday (1791-1867) was one of the greatest scientists of the 19th century

Justus von Liebig (1803-1873), German chemist, 1900. Von Liebig was one of the most illustrious chemists of his age; he was the founder of agricultural chemistry

Professor Edward Frankland, 1880. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Professor Edward Frankland, 1880. He became professor of chemistry in 1850 at the Royal College of Engineers, and in 1865 became professor of chemistry at the Royal School of Mines

John Hall Gladstone, President of the Chemical Society, 1880. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
John Hall Gladstone, President of the Chemical Society, 1880. He lectured at St Thomass Hospital from 1850 to 1852. In 1853 he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society

Hon Sir William Robert Grove, DCL, FRS, Judge of the Hight Court of Justice, 1877. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Hon Sir William Robert Grove, DCL, FRS, Judge of the Hight Court of Justice, 1877. As well as being a lawyer, Grove was also a scientist who invented the first fuel cell

Right Hon Lyon Playfair, CB, LLD, FRS, Scottish chemist and politician, 1877. Artist: Lock & Whitfield
Right Hon Lyon Playfair, CB, LLD, FRS, Scottish chemist and politician, 1877. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in science

Thomas Thomson, Scottish chemist, (1870). Artist: William Holl
Thomas Thomson, Scottish chemist, (1870). An engraving of Thomson (1773-1852) from Robert Chambers A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen, Blackie and Son, (Glasgow, Edinburgh, and London)

William Cullen, Scottish physician and chemist, (1870). Artist: W Howison
William Cullen, Scottish physician and chemist, (1870). An engraving of Cullen (1710-1790) from Robert Chambers A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen, Blackie and Son, (Glasgow, Edinburgh)

Joseph Black, Scottish physicist and chemist, (1870). Artist: J Rogers
Joseph Black, Scottish physicist and chemist, (1870). Black (1728-1799) was the first to isolate carbon dioxide in a pure state. His work also helped discredit the theory of the theory of phlogiston

Marcellin Berthelot, French chemist and politician, 19th century. Portrait of Berthelot (1827-1907), whose discoveries in the field of synthesizing organic compounds discredited the notion that such

Sir James Dewar, Scottish chemist and physicist, (c1924). In 1891, James Dewar (1842-1923) discovered a process to produce liquid oxygen in industrial quantities

Louis-Jacques-Mande Daguerre, French artist and chemist, (c1924). Daguerre (1787-1851) is recognized for his invention of the Daguerreotype process of photography

Sir Humphry Davy, 1st Baronet, Cornish chemist and physicist, 19th century. Artist: J Jenkins
Sir Humphry Davy, 1st Baronet, Cornish chemist and physicist, 19th century. Davy (1778-1829) became famous for his discovery of sodium and potassium, and the invention of the miners safety-lamp

Jons Jakob Berzelius, Swedish chemist, 1830s. Berzelius (1779-1848) introduced modern chemical symbols. He discovered the elements selenium, thorium and cerium, and was first to isolate others

Dmitri Mendeleev, Russian chemist, c1880-c1882. Artist: Andrei Osipovich Karelin
Dmitri Mendeleev, Russian chemist, c1880-c1882. One of the greatest figures in the history of chemistry, Mendeleev (1834-1907)

A laboratory worker holds a separating funnel of oil, Dunkirk refinery, France, 1950s

Inauguration of Louis Pasteurs statue, Paris, 1904. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 24th July 1904

The death of Louis Pasteur, French chemist, 1895. Artist: Henri Meyer
The death of Louis Pasteur, French chemist, 1895. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 13th October 1895

Louis Pasteur, French chemist, 1895. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 13th October 1895

Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, 19th century French chemist and physicist, (1900). Gay-Lussac (1778-1850) made balloon ascents to investigate terrestrial magnetism and the composition

Eugene Turpin, French chemist, 1894. Francois Eugene Turpin (1848-1927), was involved in research into explosives. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 18th June 1894

Humphry Davy, English chemist, (1833). Artist: E Scriven
Humphry Davy, English chemist, (1833). Davy (1778-1829) discovered sodium and potassium, and the anaesthetic effects of laughing gas (nitrous oxide)

William Hyde Wollaston, English chemist and physicist, (1833). Artist: W Holl
William Hyde Wollaston, English chemist and physicist, (1833). Wollaston (1766-1828) discovered two chemical elements and developed a method of processing platinum ore

Laboratory and chart, 1751-1777. A print from the Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers by Diderot & d Alembert, 1751-1777. Private Collection

James Dewar, Scottish chemist and physicist in his laboratory, c1890. In 1872 Dewar (1842-1923) invented the vacuum flask, one of which hs is shown holding

Nicholas Lemery, French chemist, 1762. Lemery (1645-1715) was a pharmacist and lecturer in Paris. He wrote a textbook on chemistry and a treatise on the element antimony

Justus von Liebig, German chemist, 1866. Liebig (1803-1873) was one of the most illustrious chemists of his age; he was the founder of agricultural chemistry

Justus von Liebig, German chemist, c1860. Liebig (1803-1873) was one of the most illustrious chemists of his age; he was the founder of agricultural chemistry

Antoine Laurent Lavoisier, French chemist, demonstrating his discovery of oxygen, 1776 (1874). On the table in the right background of the picture is his calorimeter

Guillaume Francois Riuelle, 18th century French chemist, 1874. Riuelle (1703-1770) was the teacher of Antoine Lavoisier, the French chemist who discovered oxygen

Justus von Liebig, 19th century German chemist. Liebig (1803-1873) was one of the most illustrious chemists of his age; he was the founder of agricultural chemistry

Nicholas Lemery, French chemist, 1870. Lemery (1645-1715) was a pharmacist and lecturer in Paris. He wrote a textbook on chemistry and a treatise on the element antimony

Henry Cavendish (1731-1810), philosopher and chemist, c1851
Henry Cavendish (1731-1810), English natural philosopher and chemist. Cavendish Physical Laboratory, Cambridge, is named after him. Lithograph, c1851

Nicolas Lemery, French pharmacist and chemist, 1874
Nicolas Lemery (1645-1715), 1874. Lemery (1645-1715) gave popular demonstrations in his lecture room. In 1675 he published his Cours de chymie which ran to 13 editions in his lifetime

John Dalton, English chemist, c1834 (1902). As a Quaker, Dalton (1766-1844) could not attend an English university, so supported himself by teaching

John Hall Gladstone, English chemist, 1891. Artist: Spy
John Hall Gladstone, English chemist, 1891. Gladstone (1827-1902) became the first President of the Physical Society in 1874, and served as President of the Chemical Society from 1877-1879

Guillaume Francois Rouelle, 18th century French chemist, 1874. Antoine Lavoisiers teacher and Professor (demonstrateur) at the Jardin du Roi, Paris

The apothecary using pestle and mortar to prepare drugs, 1823. From The Book of English Trades. (London, 1823)

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