List of Fellows of the Royal Society elected in 1910

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This is a list of Fellows of the Royal Society elected in 1910. [1]

Royal Society English learned society for science

The President, Council and Fellows of the Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, commonly known as the Royal Society, is a learned society. Founded on 28 November 1660, it was granted a royal charter by King Charles II as "The Royal Society". It is the oldest national scientific institution in the world. The society is the United Kingdom's and Commonwealth of Nations' Academy of Sciences and fulfils a number of roles: promoting science and its benefits, recognising excellence in science, supporting outstanding science, providing scientific advice for policy, fostering international and global co-operation, education and public engagement.

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Paul Ehrlich German biologist

Paul Ehrlich was a Nobel prize-winning German-Jewish physician and scientist who worked in the fields of hematology, immunology, and antimicrobial chemotherapy. He is credited with finding a cure for syphilis in 1909. He invented the precursor technique to Gram staining bacteria. The methods he developed for staining tissue made it possible to distinguish between different types of blood cells, which led to the capability to diagnose numerous blood diseases.

Bertram Hopkinson was a British patent lawyer and Professor of Mechanism and Applied Mechanics at Cambridge University. In this position he researched flames, explosions and metallurgy and became a pioneer designer of the internal combustion engine.

Gilbert Charles Bourne FRS was a British zoologist.

Foreign Members (ForMemRS)

  1. Svante August Arrhenius (1859–1927) ForMemRS
  2. Jean-Baptiste Édouard Bornet (1828–1911) ForMemRS
  3. Vito Volterra [14] (1860–1940) ForMemRS
  4. August Friedrich Leopold Weismann (1834–1914) ForMemRS

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Francis Peyton Rous American scientist

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Arthur Lapworth British chemist

Arthur Lapworth FRS was a Scottish chemist.

<i>Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society</i> journal published by the Royal Society

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H. J. Fleure British scientist

Herbert John Fleure, FRS, was a zoologist and geographer. He was secretary of the Geographical Association, editor of Geography, and President of the Cambrian Archaeological Association.

Sir Jocelyn Field Thorpe FRS was an English chemist who discovered the Thorpe reaction and the Thorpe-Ingold effect.

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References

  1. ↑ "Fellows of the Royal Society", Royal Society. "Fellowship from 1660 onwards" (xlsx file on Google Docs via the Royal Society)
  2. ↑ Seward, A. C.; Tilley, C. E. (1940). "Alfred Harker". Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society . 3 (8): 196. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1940.0017.
  3. ↑ h., S. J. (1933). "Gilbert Charles Bourne. 1861-1933". Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society. 1 (2): 126. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1933.0009.
  4. ↑ Poulton, E. B. (1935). "Frederick Augustus Dixey. 1855-1935". Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society . 1 (4): 465. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1935.0010.
  5. ↑ Hopkins, F. G. (1938). "Archibald Edward Garrod". Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society . 2 (6): 224. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1938.0002.
  6. ↑ Jeffery, G. B. (1939). "Louis Napoleon George Filon. 1875-1937". Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society. 2 (7): 500–526. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1939.0010.
  7. ↑ Watts, W. W. (1940). "Arthur Philemon Coleman. 1852-1939". Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society . 3 (8): 116–126. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1940.0011.
  8. ↑ Dingle, H. (1941). "Alfred Fowler. 1868-1940". Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society . 3 (9): 483–497. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1941.0016.
  9. ↑ Robinson, R. (1947). "Arthur Lapworth. 1872-1941". Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society . 5 (15): 554. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1947.0018.
  10. ↑ Roughton, F. J. W. (1949). "Joseph Barcroft. 1872-1947". Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society . 6 (18): 315. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1949.0001. JSTOR   768928.
  11. ↑ Titchmarsh, E. C. (1949). "Godfrey Harold Hardy. 1877-1947". Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society. 6 (18): 446–461. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1949.0007.
  12. ↑ Turner, E. E. (1955). "John Theodore Hewitt. 1868-1954". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 1: 79–99. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1955.0007.
  13. ↑ Fleck, A. (1957). "Frederick Soddy Born Eastbourne 2 September 1877 Died Brighton 26 September 1956". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society . 3: 203–226. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1957.0014. JSTOR   769361.
  14. ↑ Whittaker, E. T. (1941). "Vito Volterra. 1860-1940". Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society . 3 (10): 690–729. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1941.0029.
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