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G. G. Henderson
Born(1862-01-30)30 January 1862
Glasgow, Scotland
Died28 September 1942(1942-09-28) (aged 80)
NationalityScottish
Alma mater University of Glasgow
OccupationChemist

George Gerald Henderson (30 January 1862 – 28 September 1942) was a chemist and professor at the University of Glasgow. [1] [2] He was known for his work on terpenes. [3]

Life

Henderson was born to a Glasgow merchant in 1862. [3] He entered the University of Glasgow, aged 15 to study natural sciences. He graduated wit a BSc with distinction in 1881. Next he studied the arts and obtained a second degree. In 1884, he studied organic chemistry as a research assistant with Johannes Wislicenus in Leipzig. [2] [4] In 1885, he was a research assistant with James Johnston Dobbie. [5]

He obtained an MA in Natural Science with first class honors in 1884, and a DSc in 1890 from the University of Glasgow. [6]

In 1884, Henderson started as an assistant to professor John Ferguson at the University of Glasgow. [2] In 1889, he became a Lecturer on Chemistry at Queen Margaret College (Glasgow). In 1892, he became the Freeland Professor of Chemistry at Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College, where he worked to develop the chemistry department into a world class institution. [3] He became a Regius Professor of Chemistry at the University of Glasgow in 1919. [2] During his tenure at University of Glasgow, he oversaw construction of new laboratories. In 1937, Henderson was awarded the Medal of the Society of Chemical Industry for "conspicuous service to applied chemistry". [1] His research was influenced by Johannes Wislicenus, William Dittmar, George Thomas Beilby, and others. [3]

In 1895, he married his cousin Agnes Mackenzie Kerr. [2] [6] They had no children. [3] She died of a heart attack in 1937.

In his obituary, Henderson was described as:

"of full middle height, spare of form, with brown moustache which never altered its shape in obedience to the dictates of fashion. In fact, Henderson was one of the most unchangeable of men." [2]

Notable students and trainees

Service and Affiliations

  • President, Chemical Society (1931-1933)
  • President, the Institute of Chemistry (1924-1927)
  • President, the Society of Chemical Industry (1914-1915)
  • Secretary, Recorder, and President, Section B (Chemistry) of the British Association
  • Fellow, Royal Society (1916)

References

  1. ^ a b "Prof. G. G. Henderson, F.R.S." Nature. 139 (3521): 706. 24 April 1937. Bibcode: 1937Natur.139Q.706.. doi: 10.1038/139706a0. ISSN  0028-0836. S2CID  46057194.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Patterson, T. S. (24 October 1942). "Prof. G. G. Henderson, F.R.S". Nature. 150 (3808): 485–486. Bibcode: 1942Natur.150..485P. doi: 10.1038/150485a0. ISSN  0028-0836.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Irvine, J. C.; Simonsen, J. L. (1944). "George Gerald Henderson. 1862-1942". Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society. 4 (13): 491–502. doi: 10.1098/rsbm.1944.0002. ISSN  1479-571X. JSTOR  768842.
  4. ^ "Chemistry Tree - George Gerald Henderson". academictree.org. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  5. ^ "Chemistry Tree - James Johnston Dobbie". academictree.org. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  6. ^ a b "G.G. Henderson". www.glasgowwestaddress.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  7. ^ Henderson, George Gerald; Heilbron, Isidore Morris (1908). "XXVII.—Contributions to the chemistry of the terpenes. Part III. Some oxidation products of pinene". J. Chem. Soc., Trans. 93: 288–295. doi: 10.1039/CT9089300288. ISSN  0368-1645.
  8. ^ Henderson, George Gerald; Heilbron, Isidor Morris (1911). "CCXIV.—The constitution of camphene". J. Chem. Soc., Trans. 99: 1901–1906. doi: 10.1039/CT9119901901. ISSN  0368-1645.
  9. ^ Henderson, George Gerald; Heilbron, Isidor Morris; Howie, Matthew (1914). "CXXVII.—Contributions to the chemistry of the terpenes. Part XVII. The action of hypochlorous acid on camphene". J. Chem. Soc., Trans. 105: 1367–1372. doi: 10.1039/CT9140501367. ISSN  0368-1645.
  10. ^ "Chemistry Tree - Alexander Robertson". academictree.org. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  11. ^ Henderson, George Gerald; Robertson, Alexander (1923). "CCVI.—The oxidation of sabinene with hydrogen peroxide". J. Chem. Soc., Trans. 123: 1849–1855. doi: 10.1039/CT9232301849. ISSN  0368-1645.
  12. ^ Henderson, George Gerald; Robertson, Alexander (1924). "CCLVII.—The chemistry of cadinene. Part I". J. Chem. Soc., Trans. 125: 1992–1996. doi: 10.1039/CT9242501992. ISSN  0368-1645.
  13. ^ Henderson, George Gerald; Robertson, Alexander (1923). "CXCI.—The conversion of sabinol into thujene". J. Chem. Soc., Trans. 123: 1713–1717. doi: 10.1039/CT9232301713. ISSN  0368-1645.
  14. ^ Todd, Alexander Robertus (1983). A time to remember : the autobiography of a chemist. Cambridge University Press. p. 8. ISBN  0-521-25593-7. OCLC  9371208.
  15. ^ "(IUCr) J. Monteath Robertson". www.iucr.org. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  16. ^ Robertson, John Monteath; Kerr, Carl Aloysius; Henderson, George Gerald (1925). "CCLX.—The action of formic acid on certain sesquiterpenes". J. Chem. Soc., Trans. 127: 1944–1946. doi: 10.1039/CT9252701944. ISSN  0368-1645.
  17. ^ Henderson, George Gerald; M'Nab, William; Robertson, John Monteath (1926). "CCCCXII.—The constituents of oil of supa. A new natural source of copaene". J. Chem. Soc. 129: 3077–3080. doi: 10.1039/JR9262903077. ISSN  0368-1769.
  18. ^ Henderson, George Gerald; Robertson, John Monteath; Kerr, Carl Aloysius (1926). "XIII.—The chemistry of the caryophyllene series. Part I". J. Chem. Soc. 129: 62–70. doi: 10.1039/JR9262900062. ISSN  0368-1769.

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