John Hall Gladstone

John Hall Gladstone
Born(1827-03-07)7 March 1827
Died6 October 1902(1902-10-06) (aged 75)
London, UK
Resting placeKensal Green Cemetery, London
NationalityBritish
AwardsDavy Medal (1897)
Scientific career
FieldsChemistry
Spouse(s)
May Tilt
(m. 1852; died 1864)

Margaret Thompson King
(m. 1869; died 1870)
Children7
RelativesMargaret Gladstone (daughter)
Ramsay MacDonald (son-in-law)
Isabella Gladstone (daughter)
Sir Stephen Holmes (grandson)

John Hall Gladstone FRS (7 March 1827 – 6 October 1902) was a British chemist.[1] He served as President of the Physical Society between 1874 and 1876 and during 1877–1879 was President of the Chemical Society. Apart from chemistry, where one of his most notable publications was on bromination of rubber, he undertook pioneering work in optics and spectroscopy.

  1. ^ * "GLADSTONE, John Hall". Who's who biographies, 1901. 1901. p. 472.