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Maxwell Simpson plaque, Cork

Plaque · Cork, County Cork

In memory of Maxwell Simpson

Maxwell Simpson plaque, Cork© FlorentchevallierCC BY-SA 4.0

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Cork, County Cork
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MAXWELL / SIMPSON / 1815 - 1892 / PROF. OF CHEMISTRY QUEENS COLLEGE (NOW U.C.C.), FIRST CHEMIST TO SYNTHESISE SUCCINIC ACID. HE LIVED HERE 1870 - 1892.

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  1. Prof. Maxwell Simpson

    MAXWELL SIMPSON

    Chemist; born 1815; prof. of Chemistry Queens College (now U.C.C.); first chemist to synthesise succinic acid; lived here 1870-1892 1892

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