Arthur George Green FRS (1864 – 12 September 1941) was a British organic chemist.

Career

He was educated at Lancing College and University College London. In 1887, Green was working in London for the Brooke, Simpson and Spiller company when he discovered the aniline based dye

primuline Primuline is a dye containing the benzothiazole ring system. Primuline itself is also known as Direct yellow 7, Carnotine, or C.I. 49010. The primulines are considered derivatives of dehydrothiotoluidine (aminobenzenyltoluylmercaptan), which i ...

. In 1894, Green accepted a job with the

Clayton Aniline Company The Clayton Aniline Company Ltd. was a British manufacturer of dyestuffs, founded in 1876 by Charles Dreyfus in Clayton, Manchester. Early history Charles Dreyfus was a French emigrant chemist and entrepreneur, who founded the Clayton Aniline Co ...

as manager of their dyestuff department, a post he held until 1901. From 1902 until 1916, he was Professor of Tinctorial Chemistry at the University of Leeds. In 1916, Green joined the Levinstein company as Director of Research. He resigned from the company in 1923.

Awards

In 1915, Green was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society and awarded the gold medal of the

Worshipful Company of Dyers The Worshipful Company of Dyers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The Dyers' Guild existed in the twelfth century; it received a Royal Charter in 1471. It originated as a trade association for members of the dyeing industry ...

. In 1917, he was a recipient of the Perkin Medal from the Society of Dyers and Colourists.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Green, Arthur George 1864 births 1941 deaths People educated at Lancing College Alumni of University College London British chemists Organic chemists Academics of the University of Leeds Place of birth missing Fellows of the Royal Society