Thomas graham chemistry biography of mahatma

(b. Glasgow, Scotland, 21 December 1805; d. London, England, 16 September 1869)

chemistry, physics.

The son of a prosperous manufacturer, Graham entered the University of Glasgow in 1819, at the age of fourteen, and was convinced by the lectures of Thomas Thomson that his calling lay in the field of chemistry.

His father, who wanted him to become a minister of the Church of Scotland, was opposed to this choice of vocation, but Graham received encouragement and help from his mother and sister.

Thomas graham chemistry biography of mahatma gandhi

After receiving the M.A. at Glasgow in 1826, he worked for nearly two years in the laboratory of Thomas Charles Hope at the University of Edinburgh. He then returned to Glasgow, where he taught mathematics and chemistry in a private laboratory.

In 1829 he became assistant at the Mechanics’ Institution, and in 1830 he succeeded Alexander Ure as professor of chemistry at Anderson’s College (later the Royal College of Science and Technology), where he produced his classic