Henry Edward Armstrong | |
|---|---|
 Henry Edward Armstrong as a young man | |
| Born | 6 May 1848 |
| Died | 13 July 1937 (aged 89) Lewisham, London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Awards | Davy Medal (1911) Fellow of the Royal Society[1] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemistry |
| Doctoral advisor | Hermann Kolbe |
| Doctoral students | Martin Lowry |
Henry Edward Armstrong FRS[1] FRSE (Hon) (6 May 1848 – 13 July 1937) was a British chemist. Although Armstrong was active in many areas of scientific research, such as the chemistry of naphthalene derivatives, he is remembered today largely for his ideas and work on the teaching of science. Armstrong's acid is named for him.[2]
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- ^ Senning, Alexander (2007). Elsevier's dictionary of chemoetymology. Elsevier. p. 30. ISBN 978-0-444-52239-9.