George Carey Foster
FRS (October 1835 – 9 February 1919) was a chemist and physicist, born at
Sabden
Sabden is a village and civil parish in the Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England. Sabden is located south of Pendle Hill, in a valley about three miles north west of Padiham. The parish covers , of which is occupied by the village. It lies in the ...
in Lancashire. He was Professor of Physics at
University College London
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, and served as the first
Principal (salaried head of the College) from 1900 to 1904. The
Carey Foster bridge is named after him.
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The Carey Foster Bridge description and image at
Kenyon College
Kenyon College is a private liberal arts college in Gambier, Ohio. It was founded in 1824 by Philander Chase. Kenyon College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.
Kenyon has 1,708 undergraduates enrolled. Its 1,000-acre campus is ...
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British chemists
British physicists
1835 births
1919 deaths
People from Ribble Valley (district)
Fellows of the Royal Society
Presidents of the Physical Society
Alumni of University College London
Academics of University College London
Scientists from Lancashire