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Perkin, Sir William Henry |
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Perkin, Sir William Henry, 1838–1907, English chemist. In 1856 he discovered the first aniline aniline (ăn`əlĭn), C6H5NH2 ..... Click the link for more information. dye (aniline purple, known as mauve and mauveine); by founding a factory to make it, Perkin established the aniline dye industry in England. He was knighted in 1906. His son, William Henry Perkin, Jr., 1860–1927, also a chemist, synthesized numerous organic compounds, including camphor and several alkaloids. BibliographySee S. Garfield, Mauve: How One Man Invented a Color That Changed the World (2001). How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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