William Ramsay Scientist

Sir William Ramsay KCB FRS FRSE (1852–1916) was a Scottish chemist who discovered the noble gases and received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1904 "in recognition of his services in the discovery of the inert gaseous elements in air" (along with his collaborator, Lord Rayleigh, who received the Nobel Prize in Physics that same year for their discovery of argon). After the two men identified argon, Ramsay investigated other atmospheric gases. His work in isolating argon, helium, neon, krypton and xenon led to the development of a new section of the periodic table.

Personal facts

Birth date	October 02, 1852
Birth place	Glasgow
Date of death	July 23, 1916
Place of death	Buckinghamshire , High Wycombe
Education	University of Tübingen University of Strathclyde
Known for	Noble gas

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awards	Nobel Prize in Chemistry Elliott Cresson Medal
doctoral advisor	Wilhelm Rudolph Fittig
doctoral student	Otto Hahn Jaroslav Heyrovský James Johnston Dobbie
Field of study	Chemistry