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W. W. J. Nicol
Dr William Walker James Nicol FRSE (1855 – 18 March 1929) was a Scottish chemist and photographer who invented the Kallitype printing process in 1889. Life He was born in Edinburgh in 1855 the only son of Marianne Ballantyne and her husband, William Walker Nicol, both from the Scottish Borders. He was educated first in England then returned to Edinburgh to be educated at Edinburgh Academy alongside Robert Haldane. He entered the University of Edinburgh in 1872 studying sciences and specialised in chemistry graduating with a BSc. In 1875 he became a Demonstrator assisting the Professor. In 1876 he began lecturing in chemistry at University College in Bristol. In 1880 he moved to Mason College, Birmingham where he remained until 1894. In 1882 he campaigned unsuccessfully for the Chair in Chemistry at the University of Durham. In 1880 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were Sir Peter Guthrie Tait, Alexander Crum Brown, Matthew Forster Hed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FRSE
Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE) is an award granted to individuals that the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Scotland's national academy of science and letters, judged to be "eminently distinguished in their subject". This society received a royal charter in 1783, allowing for its expansion. Elections Around 50 new fellows are elected each year in March. there are around 1,650 Fellows, including 71 Honorary Fellows and 76 Corresponding Fellows. Fellows are entitled to use the post-nominal letters FRSE, Honorary Fellows HonFRSE, and Corresponding Fellows CorrFRSE. Disciplines The Fellowship is split into four broad sectors, covering the full range of physical and life sciences, arts, humanities, social sciences, education, professions, industry, business and public life. A: Life Sciences * A1: Biomedical and Cognitive Sciences * A2: Clinical Sciences * A3: Organismal and Environmental Biology * A4: Cell and Molecular Biology B: Physical, Engineering and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |