Young Chair of Technical Chemistry, Glasgow

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Young Chair of Technical Chemistry, Glasgow

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        Dates of existence

        1869-1887

        History

        The first chair of its type in the world, the Young Chair of Technical Chemistry was established in 1869 as the result of a munificent gift by James 'Paraffin' Young (1811-1883). Young, a former student and assistant to Professor Thomas Graham at Anderson's University, made his fortune from the Scottish shale oil industry and other industrial processes, and was a major benefactor of the University. He became a Trustee in 1858 and served as President of Anderson's University from 1868 to 1877. The proposal to found a Chair of Technical Chemistry met fierce opposition from the existing chemistry professors, who feared that the establishment of the new chair would result in a decline in student numbers attending their own classes. The Young Laboratory was housed in a building adjoining the Andersonian, and was equipped to the best modern standards.

        The Young Chair was technically independent of Anderson's University until 1887, when it was absorbed into the Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College.

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        Glasgow, Scotland

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        Related entity

        Royal College of Science and Technology, Glasgow (1887-1964)

        Identifier of related entity

        C0065

        Category of relationship

        temporal

        Dates of relationship

        1887

        Description of relationship

        The Young Chair joined with other institutions to form the Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College (which later became the Royal College of Science and Technology).

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        Gray, Thomas, 1869-1932, chemist (1869-1932)

        Identifier of related entity

        P0571

        Category of relationship

        associative

        Dates of relationship

        1903-1932

        Description of relationship

        Gray held the position of Young Chair of Technical Chemistry.

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        Mills, Edmund James, 1840-1921, chemist (1840-1921)

        Identifier of related entity

        P0556

        Category of relationship

        associative

        Dates of relationship

        1875-1903

        Description of relationship

        Mills held the position of Young Chair of Technical Chemistry.

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        Ramsay, Sir William, 1852-1916, Knight, chemist (1852-1916)

        Identifier of related entity

        P0170

        Category of relationship

        associative

        Dates of relationship

        1872 - 1874

        Description of relationship

        Ramsay was assistant to the holder of the Chair.

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        Bischof, Gustav, 1834-1903, chemist (1834-1903)

        Identifier of related entity

        P0581

        Category of relationship

        associative

        Dates of relationship

        1871-1875

        Description of relationship

        Bischof held the position of Young Chair of Technical Chemistry.

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        Perkin, Sir William Henry, 1838-1907, Knight, chemist (1838-1907)

        Identifier of related entity

        P0555

        Category of relationship

        associative

        Dates of relationship

        1870-1871

        Description of relationship

        Perkins held the position of Young Chair of Technical Chemistry.

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        Anderson's College, Glasgow (1796-1887)

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        C0046

        Category of relationship

        associative

        Dates of relationship

        1869

        Description of relationship

        The Young Chair was founded by the president of Anderson's University (which later became Anderson's College).

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        Young, James, 1811-1883, chemist (1811-1883)

        Identifier of related entity

        P0032

        Category of relationship

        associative

        Dates of relationship

        1869

        Description of relationship

        James Young founded the Young Chair of Technical Chemistry.

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        Authority record identifier

        C0029

        Institution identifier

        GB 249

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        ISAAR(CPF): International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families, International Council on Archives (2nd edition, 2003); Rules for the construction of personal, place and corporate names, National Council on Archives (1997).

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        Created by Victoria Peters, November 2009

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