William James Russell
1830–1909
Chemist and educationalist. Studied at University College, London, Owens College, Manchester. PhD, Heidelberg, 1855. Held several appointments before becoming lecturer in chemistry at St Bartholomew’s Hospital medical college, 1870–97. Promoted chemical education in medicine and the scientific education of women. FRS 1872.
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ODNB
Bibliography
ODNB: Oxford dictionary of national biography: from the earliest times to the year 2000. (Revised edition.) Edited by H. C. G. Matthew and Brian Harrison. 60 vols. and index. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2004.
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