Henry Bellyse Baildon
1849–1907
Scottish chemist and author. Studied at Edinburgh University. BA, Cambridge, 1872. Joined his father in the family business as a pharmaceutical chemist, 1875. Took up the study of literature. Lecturer, Edinburgh University, 1889. PhD, Freiburg, 1898. Lecturer at University College, Dundee, 1901–7. Published several volumes of poetry and wrote for reviews; a lifelong friend of Robert Louis Stevenson.
Sources
Alum. Cantab.
The Times, 9 September 1907, p. 12
Bibliography
Alum. Cantab.: Alumni Cantabrigienses. A biographical list of all known students, graduates and holders of office at the University of Cambridge, from the earliest times to 1900. Compiled by John Venn and J. A. Venn. 10 vols. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1922–54.
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