| Meaning |
{
"name": "Perkin",
"fullName": "Sir William Henry Perkin",
"birthDate": "1838-03-12",
"deathDate": "1907-06-14",
"nationality": "British",
"occupation": "Chemist",
"knownFor": [
"Discovery of mauveine (the first synthetic organic dye)",
"Development of the synthetic dye industry"
],
"education": [
{
"institution": "Royal College of Chemistry, London",
"fieldOfStudy": "Chemistry",
"yearsAttended": "1855-1856"
}
],
"awards": [
"Royal Medal (1904)",
"Knight Bachelor (1906)"
],
"keyPublications": [
{
"title": "On the Synthesis of Aniline Dyes",
"year": "1860",
"journal": "Journal of the Chemical Society"
}
]
} |