11 Facts About Dorothy Marshall

Dorothy Blanche Louisa Marshall was a British chemist who worked at Girton, Avery Hill and the National Physical Laboratory.

Dorothy Marshall was born on 12 December 1868 in London.

Dorothy Marshall was one of the three daughters of Julian Marshall, connoisseur and collector, and Florence Ashton Thomas, musician and author.

When Marshall was five years old, her father died at age 67.

Dorothy Marshall was educated at King Edward VI High School for Girls, Birmingham and went to Bedford College in 1886.

Two years later, Dorothy Marshall went on to study chemistry, physics and electrical technology at University College and graduated with a BSc in 1891.

In 1896, Dorothy Marshall was appointed as Demonstrator at Girton College, Cambridge and promoted to Resident Lecturer in Chemistry a year later.

Dorothy Marshall left Girton in 1906 to become a Senior Science Lecturer position at Avery Hill College.

Dorothy Marshall was thereby one of the first women to be working on the properties of aero-engines, although a number of women were taken on at the end of the war, such as Frances B Bradfield.

Dorothy Marshall worked with the National Physical Laboratory as scientific research assistant until the end of her career.

Dorothy Marshall calculated that the value of for benzene is 94.4 cal.