Robert Robertson (chemist)
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| Robert Robertson | |
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| Born | Robert Robertson 17 April 1869 Cupar, Fife, Scotland |
| Died | 28 April 1949 (aged 80) London, Greater London, England |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Occupation | chemist |
| Known for | Government Chemist |
| Title | Sir |
| Awards | Davy Medal (1944) |
Sir Robert Robertson KBE FRS [1] (17 April 1869 — 28 April 1949) was a Scottish chemist who served as HM Government's Government Chemist between 1921 and 1936.[2] He was the first person to establish that two types of natural diamond existed.[3]
Robert Robertson was born in Cupar, Fife, and educated at Bell Baxter High School. After leaving school he attended St. Andrews University, where he graduated in both Arts and Science. The same institution would later award him an honorary LLD.
After leaving university he was appointed assistant in the laboratory of the city analyst in Glasgow. He later obtained the post of analyst in the Royal Gunpowder Factory at Waltham Abbey. His work as Director of Explosives Research during the Great War was recognised with the award of a KBE. He was also honoured with his election as a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1917.[1] In 1921 he became Chief Government Chemist, a post held until his retirement in 1936.[4]
In 1922 he was elected President of the Faraday Society, in 1924 President of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, and from 1925 to 1927 he was a council member of the Royal Society of London.[1][5] In 1944, he was awarded the Royal Society's Davy Medal "[i]n recognition of his researches on explosives, analytical methods, the internal structure of diamond, and infra-red absorption spectra".[6]
Sir Robert Robertson's archives are held by Archive Services, University of Dundee.[4]
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