Sir Edward Frankland FRS

Edward Frankland ( 1825 - 1899 ) with Fleming

Plaque Location: United Reformed Church, High Street, Lancaster
this was a joint IOP plaque with the Royal Society of Chemistry supported by their local branch

Unveiled: 25 April 2001 by by Ian Ferguson and Keith Wigmore (ex-chairmen of the Branch) IOP Branch Lancashire & Cumbria

Born: 18 January 1825 in Churchtown, Lancs

Died: 9 August 1899 in Norway

He suceeded Faraday at the Royal Institution in 1863. He gained the Copley medal in 1894. In 1868 with Lockyer he discovered helium in the sun's atmosphere. He was an authority on sanitation and river pollution.

Page last updated 30 October 2012