Metadata: Meldola, Professor Raphael (1849-1915)
Collection
- Country:
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Holding institution:
- Imperial College Archives and Corporate Records Unit
- Holding institution (official language):
- Imperial College Archives and Corporate Records Unit
- Postal address:
- Room 455Sherfield BuildingImperial CollegeLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomSW7 2AZ
- Phone number:
- Telephone: 020 7594 8850
- Email:
- Email: acru@imperial.ac.uk
- Reference number:
- B/MELDOLA
- Title:
- Meldola, Professor Raphael (1849-1915)
- Title (official language):
- Meldola, Professor Raphael (1849-1915)
- Creator/accumulator:
- Meldola, Raphael (1849-1915) chemist
- Date(s):
- 1862/1915
- Language:
- English
- French
- German
- Extent:
- 8 boxes
- Scope and content:
- Papers of Professor Raphael Meldola, [1866-1907], comprising notes on experiments in qualitative analysis at the Royal College of Chemistry, [1866]; physical lectures by Dr Tyndall, [1867]; course on physics by Dr Guthrie, 1873; notes as a Demonstrator at Science Schools, 1877-1878; research notes, 1879, 1900; diary of eclipse expedition, 1875; lecture notes on organic chemistry, 1885-1890, including coal tar products, 1890; laboratory notes, 1904-1906; correspondence concerning the portrait fund for Sir John Evans, 1899-1900; Perkin Memorial Fund, 1906-1907, including letters from several German chemists; correspondence about a Maccabeans Dinner, 1905; general correspondence, 1862-1915; correspondence concerning a memorial for Herbert Spencer, 1904-1908; and a memorial for James Sylvester, 1897-1900; correspondence on the subject of thinnings in Epping Forest, 1894-1895; a scientific autograph collection, 1864-1907; plus additional autographs and press cuttings 1889-1915.
- Administrative/biographical history:
- Born, London, 1849; educated private schools, Royal School of Mines; teaching staff at Royal College of Science, 1872-1873; leader of British Eclipse Expedition to the Nicobar Islands, India, 1875; Demonstrator, Science Schools, 1877-1878; scientific chemist in factories of coal tar dyes, discovered many new products and processes; Professor of Chemistry, Finsbury Technical College, 1885; Society of Arts medallist, 1886, 1901; President, Entomological Society, 1895-1897; President, Chemical Society, 1905-1907, Society of Dyers and Colourists, 1907-1910, Society of Chemical Industry, 1907-1909, Institute of Chemistry, 1912-1915; Professor of Organic Chemistry, University of London, 1912; Davy medal, Royal Society, 1913; Advisory Committee on Chemical Supplies, Board of Trade, 1914; Vice-President, Royal Society, 1914-1915; died, 1915.Publications: include: Studies in the theory of Descent August Weismann. Translated and edited by R Meldola (Sampson Low & Co, London, 1880-82); Report on the East Anglican Earthquake of April 22nd, 1884 with William White (1885); The Chemistry of Photography (1889); Coal and what we get from it. A romance of applied science (1891); Arnold's Practical Science Manuals editor 3 vol (E Arnold, London, [1897, 98]); The Chemical Synthesis of Vital Products and the inter-relations between organic compounds (Edward Arnold, London, 1904); Chemistry [1913].
- Access points: locations:
- Epping Forest
- Access points: persons/families:
- Meldola, Raphael
- Access, restrictions:
- Researchers wishing to consult the Archives should first contact the College Archivist, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2AZ, for an appointment.
- Finding aids:
- A catalogue is available in the reading room of the College Archives.
- Yerusha Network member:
- AIM25
- Author of the description:
- Compiled by Julie Tancell as part of the RSLP AIM25 project.
- Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine