William Henry Perkin Jr. Scientist

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Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	W. H. Perkin
Birth date	June 17, 1860
Birth place	England , Sudbury London , Middlesex
Nationality	England
Date of death	September 17, 1929
Place of death	England , Oxford
Residence	England
Education	University of Würzburg Royal College of Science Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

doctoral advisor	Adolf von Baeyer
doctoral student	Norman Haworth Chaim Weizmann Robert Robinson (organic chemist)