Brodie, Benjamin C. (Benjamin Collins), Sir, 1817-1880
Variant namesChemist and mathematician; Fellow of the Royal Society; Professor of Chemistry, 1855-1872. Having graduated from Oxford in mathematics, he studied chemistry privately, and worked for a while (c. 1845) under Liebig at Giessen. He discovered graphite and formulated a mathematical alternative to the atomic theory, termed 'chemical calculus,' which was ingenious but wrong.
From the description of Papers, ca. 1845-1880. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81866282
Chemist. Waynflete Professor of Chemistry at Oxford University, 1865-1972; Aldrichian Professor at Oxford University, 1855-1873; Fellow of the Royal Society.
From the description of Miscellaneous papers, 1845-1880. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83949655
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| creatorOf | Brodie, Benjamin C. (Benjamin Collins), Sir, 1817-1880. Miscellaneous papers, 1845-1880. | American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library | |
| creatorOf | Brodie, Benjamin C. (Benjamin Collins), Sir, 1817-1880,. Autograph letter signed from Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie to Frederick Gard Fleay [manuscript], 1866 August 27? | Folger Shakespeare Library | |
| creatorOf | Brodie, Benjamin, Sir, 1817-1880. [Correspondence and papers] / [Sir Benjamin Brodie]. | University of Leicester, David Wilson Library | |
| creatorOf | Brodie, Benjamin C. (Benjamin Collins), Sir, 1817-1880. Papers, ca. 1845-1880. | American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library | |
| creatorOf | Brodie, Benjamin C. (Benjamin Collins), Sir, 1817-1880. Letter. | Smithsonian Institution. Libraries |
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| associatedWith | Brodie, Benjamin, Sir, 1783-1862. | corporateBody |
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| associatedWith | Faraday, Michael, 1791-1867. | person |
| correspondedWith | Fleay, Frederick Gard, 1831-1909 | person |
| associatedWith | Herschel, John F. W. (John Frederick William), Sir, 1792-1871. | person |
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Birth 1817-02-05
Death 1880-11-24
