Charles Wilson Vincent
Charles Wilson Vincent | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 May 1837 |
| Died | 11 September 1905 (aged 68) |
| Nationality | British |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemistry |
Charles Wilson Vincent FRSE FIC FCS (1837–1905) was a 19th-century British chemist, and was also librarian at both the Royal Institution and the Reform Club in London. He was a Sandemanian.
Life[edit]
He was born in Islington in London on 11 May 1837 the eldest of 12 children of Benjamin Vincent (1818-1899), a colleague of Michael Faraday, and his wife Janey Young. He was baptised in Clerkenwell on 16 June. Benjamin became a Sandemanian at the influence of Faraday in 1832.[1]
He joined the Royal Institution in 1851 as Assistant Librarian, under his father as Librarian. Aged 14 his role presumably was that of a trainee or apprentice. A second son Robert Vincent also joined as second assistant. Charles began lecturing at the Royal College of Chemistry in 1854 (aged only 17).[2]
He resigned as Librarian of the Royal Institution in 1857 to join the chemical industry.
He became a member of the Sandemanian Church in 1859 but resigned in 1864.[3]
In 1875 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh for his contributions to chemistry. His proposers were Andrew Pritchard, William Rutherford, George James Allman and John Hutton Balfour.[4]
He became librarian to the Reform Club in 1879, replacing Henry Campkin.
He died on 11 September 1905 in Stoke Newington.
Publications[edit]
- On the Sulphur Deposits of Krlsuvik, Iceland (1873)
- The Yearbook of Facts in Science and Art (from 1855 to 1876)
- Burton Brewing Water (1878)
- Chemistry: Theoretical, Practical and Analytical (1879)
Family[edit]
He was married to Ann or Anne Ross Baxter in 1864 at Islington Registry Office. They had a truly remarkable 20 children.[5]
One of his sisters was named Sarah Faraday Vincent in honour of Faraday.
References[edit]
- ^ "Benjamin Vincent (1818-1899)".
- ^ Michael Faraday, Sandemanian and Scientist by G Cantor
- ^ "Family tree" (PDF). link.springer.com. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0-902-198-84-X. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ "Charles Vincent - Historical records and family trees - MyHeritage".
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