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Perkin married Jemima Harriet, the daughter of John Lissett, in 1859, which resulted in two sons, (William Henry Perkin Jr. and Arthur George Perkin). Perkin's second marriage was in 1866, to Alexandrine Caroline, daughter of Helman Mollwo. They had one son (Frederick Mollwo Perkin) and four daughters. All three sons became chemists. [9]
William Henry Perkin Jr., FRS FRSE (17 June 1860 – 17 September 1929) was an English organic chemist who was primarily known for his groundbreaking research work on the degradation of naturally occurring organic compounds.
William Henry Perkin (1838–1907), British organic chemist and inventor of mauveine (dye) William Henry Perkin, Jr. (1860–1929), British organic chemist, son of Sir William Henry Perkin; Max Perutz (1914–2002), 1962 Nobel Prize in Chemistry; Eva Philbin (1914–2005), Irish chemist; David Andrew Phoenix (born 1966), British biochemist
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Letter from Perkin's son, with a sample of dyed silk. Mauveine, also known as aniline purple and Perkin's mauve, was one of the first synthetic dyes. [1] [2] It was discovered serendipitously by William Henry Perkin in 1856 while he was attempting to synthesise the phytochemical quinine for the treatment of malaria. [3]
Synthetic dye was discovered by English chemist William Henry Perkin in 1856. At the time, chemistry was still in a quite primitive state; it was still a difficult proposition to determine the arrangement of the elements in compounds and chemical industry was still in its infancy.
Perkin is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Graham Perkin (1929–1975), Australian journalist and newspaper editor; Richard Scott Perkin (1906–1969), American entrepreneur; William Henry Perkin (1838–1907), English chemist; William Henry Perkin, Jr. (1860–1929), English organic chemist, son of William Henry Perkin
The Perkin Medal was first awarded in 1906 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the discovery of mauveine, the world's first synthetic aniline dye, by Sir William Henry Perkin, an English chemist. The award was given to Sir William on the occasion of his visit to the United States in the year before he died.