Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie, 2nd Baronet
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Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie, 2nd Baronet FRS
(5 February 1817 – 24 November 1880) was an English
chemist
.
Brodie was the son of Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie, 1st Baronet, and his wife Anne (Née Sellon), and was educated at Harrow
and Balliol College, Oxford
. He was Waynflete Professor of Chemistry
at Oxford University 1855 to 1872.
Brodie married Philothea Margaret, daughter of John Vincent Thompson, in 1848. They had one son and five daughters. He died in November 1882, aged 63, and was succeeded in the baronet by his only son Benjamin. Lady Brodie died in 1882.
Royal Society
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(5 February 1817 – 24 November 1880) was an English
England
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chemist
Chemist
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.
Harrow School
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and Balliol College, Oxford
Balliol College, Oxford
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. He was Waynflete Professor of Chemistry
Waynflete Professorships
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at Oxford University 1855 to 1872.
Brodie married Philothea Margaret, daughter of John Vincent Thompson, in 1848. They had one son and five daughters. He died in November 1882, aged 63, and was succeeded in the baronet by his only son Benjamin. Lady Brodie died in 1882.