Article ID: CBB482870690

A Life of “Continuous and Honourable Usefulness:” Chemical Consulting and the Career of Robert Warington (1807-1867) (2020)

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Robert Warington (1807-1867) was a central figure in the mid-nineteenth century chemical community, notably through his role in the foundation of the Chemical Society of London in 1841. As demand for chemical services grew, Warington constructed an ultimately lucrative career in chemistry in which consulting played a major part. His formative years laid ideal foundations for establishing himself as a consultant, whilst his appointment as chemical operator to the Society of Apothecaries’ pharmaceutical trade provided the status and infrastructure to sustain this activity. Here I explore the nature of the chemical services he performed for a range of customers through a survey of his experimental notes. At a time when professional boundaries in the subject were being delineated, this case study provides an example of how chemistry could be commercialised outside the academic environment and how consulting merged into a broader scientific career.

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Authors & Contributors
Brock, William H.
Simmons, Anna E.
Inuzuka, Takaaki
Whysner, John
Turner, Steven
Werrett, Simon
Concepts
Chemistry
Science and society
Societies; institutions; academies
Biographies
Marine biology
Public health
Time Periods
19th century
20th century, early
18th century
20th century
Modern
21st century
Places
British Isles
Great Britain
United States
Scotland
Japan
Germany
Institutions
Chemical Society, London
University College, London
Royal College of Chemistry, London
Society of Chemical Industry
Smithsonian Institution
Royal Society of London
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