biography
| name: |
Perkin, Sir William Henry
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1838–1907)
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| biography:
| Chemist, born in London, UK. He worked as an assistant to August Hofmann at the Royal College of Chemistry, London. In 1856 he made the discovery of a mauve substance with dyeing properties, which led to the foundation of the aniline dye industry. |
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