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William Ramsay Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for William Ramsay, based on 3 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

3 records1904–19133 events2 places

Chronological biography

1904

Nobel Prize in Chemistry10 December 1904
Science / Chemistry · Chemist · Stockholm

Receives the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discovering the inert gaseous elements and defining their place in the periodic system.

1913

End of Academic Chairmanship1913
Science / Chemistry · Sir · Chemist · London

Ends a distinguished academic career researching gases and chemical elements.

University College Retirement1913
Science / Chemistry · Sir · Chemist · London

Retires from his professorship at University College London.

Titles and roles

Chemist · Sir · Chemist

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.