| Sir William Ramsay  Born: 2-Oct-1852
Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland
Died: 23-Jul-1916
Location of death: High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England
Cause of death: unspecified
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Occupation: Chemist Nationality: Scotland
Executive summary: Discovered noble gases Father: William Ramsay, C.E.
Mother: Catherine Robertson.
University: University of Heidelberg (1871)
Professor: Chemistry, University of Bristol (1880-87)
Professor: Chemistry, University of London (1887-1913)
Athenaeum Club (London)
Nobel Prize for Chemistry 1904
Davy Medal 1895
Matteucci Medal 1907
Knighthood 1902
Royal Society 1888
Author of books:
A System of Inorganic Chemistry (1891, chemistry)
The Gases of the Atmosphere (1896, chemistry)
Modern Chemistry (1900, chemistry, 2 vols.)
Introduction to the Study of Physical Chemistry (1904, chemistry)
Elements and Electrons (1913, chemistry)
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