Alexander William Williamson
Alexander William Williamson FRS FRSE PCS MRIA was an English chemist. He is best known today for the Williamson ether synthesis.
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- Born in
- London
- Educated at
- Heidelberg UniversityUniversity of Giessen
- Awards
- 🏆 Royal Medal🏆 Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh🏆 Fellow of the Royal Society
- Doctoral Advisors
- 🎓 Leopold Gmelin
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1824
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Birth1904
Died
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