Thomas Martin Lowry | |
|---|---|
 Lowry, c. 1910 | |
| Born | 26 October 1874 |
| Died | 2 November 1936 (aged 62) Cambridge, UK |
| Nationality | British |
| Known for | Brønsted–Lowry acid–base theory |
| Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society[1] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physical chemistry |
| Doctoral advisor | Henry Edward Armstrong |
Thomas Martin Lowry CBE FRS[1] (/ˈlaʊri/; 26 October 1874 – 2 November 1936) was an English physical chemist who developed the Brønsted–Lowry acid–base theory simultaneously with and independently of Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted and was a founder-member and president (1928–1930) of the Faraday Society.[2]
- ^ a b Pope, W. J. (1938). "Thomas Martin Lowry. 1874-1936". Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society. 2 (6): 287–293. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1938.0009.
- ^ Wilsmore, N. T. M.; Pope, W. J.; Calcott, W. S.; Edwards, F. W.; More, A. (1937). "Obituary notices: John Kenneth Harold Inglis, 1877–1935; Thomas Martin Lowry, 1874–1936; Camille Matignon, 1867–1934; Julius Arthur Nieuwland, 1878–1936; P. A. Ellis Richards, 1868–1936; Percy Richard Sanders, 1875–1937". Journal of the Chemical Society (Resumed): 700. doi:10.1039/JR9370000700.