| 词条 | W. W. J. Nicol |
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Dr William Walker James Nicol FRSE (1855–1929) was a Scottish chemist and photographer who invented the Kallitype printing process in 1889. LifeHe was born in Edinburgh in 1855 the only son of William Walker Nicol and his wife, Marianne Ballantyne, both from the Scottish Borders.[1] He was educated first in England then returned to Edinburgh to be educated at Edinburgh Academy alongside Robert Haldane. He entered Edinburgh University in 1872 studying Sciences and specialised in Chemistry graduating BSc. In 1875 he became a Demonstrator assisting the Professor.[2] In 1876 he began lecturing in Chemistry at University College in Bristol. In 1880 he moved to Mason College, Birmingham where he remained until 1894. In 1882 he campaigned unsuccessfully for the Chair in Chemistry at the University of Durham.[3] In 1880 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were Sir Peter Guthrie Tait, Alexander Crum Brown, Matthew Forster Heddle and Sir Peter Redford Scott Lang.[4] He returned to Edinburgh around 1895 and lived at 15 Blacket Place, a charming neo-classical bungalow, in the south of the city.[5] He died in Edinburgh on 18 March 1929. Publications
References1. ^Journal of the Chemical Society 1930 {{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Nicol, William Walker James}}{{Scotland-scientist-stub}}2. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0370164600026560|website=cambridge.org|title=www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0370164600026560|accessdate=2018-02-11}} 3. ^{{cite book|title=Testimonials in Favour of W.W.J. Nicol: Candidate for the Chair of Chemistry in the University of Durham, College of Physical Science, Newcastle-upon-Tyne|author=Nicol, W.W.J.|date=1882|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=d50THQAACAAJ|accessdate=2018-02-11}} 4. ^{{cite book|title=Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783 – 2002|date=July 2006|publisher=The Royal Society of Edinburgh|isbn=0 902 198 84 X|url=https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp2.pdf}} 5. ^Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1910 11 : 1855 births|1929 deaths|People from Edinburgh|People educated at Edinburgh Academy|Alumni of the University of Edinburgh|19th-century chemists|Scottish chemists|Scottish science writers|Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh|Scottish photographers|Scottish inventors |
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