Frederick G. Donnan Scientist

Frederick George Donnan CBE FRS (6 September 1870 – 16 December 1956) was an Irish physical chemist who is known for his work on membrane equilibria, and commemorated in the Donnan equilibrium describing ionic transport in cells. He spent most of his career at University College London.

Personal facts

Frederick G. Donnan
Birth dateSeptember 06, 1870
Birth nameFrederick George Donnan
Birth place
Sri Lanka , Colombo , British Ceylon
Nationality
Northern Ireland
Date of deathDecember 16, 1956
Place of death
England , Canterbury
Residence
London
Education
Queen's University Belfast
Known for
Gibbs–Donnan effect
Donnan potential

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Scientist

academic advisor
awards
Royal Society
Davy Medal
Order of the British Empire
doctoral advisor
Field of study
Chemistry

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