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Augustus George Vernon Harcourt

Physical chemist

Died when: 84 years 242 days (1015 months)
Star Sign: Capricorn

 

Augustus George Vernon Harcourt

Augustus George Vernon Harcourt FRS (24 December 1834 – 23 August 1919) was an English chemist who spent his career at Oxford University.He was one of the first scientists to do quantitative work in the field of chemical kinetics.

His uncle, William Vernon Harcourt (1789–1871), founded the British Association for the Advancement of Science.


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