1. John Stenhouse FRS FRSE FIC FCS was a British chemist.
11 Facts About John Stenhouse
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John Stenhouse was a co-founder of the Chemical Society in 1841.
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John Stenhouse was born in Barrhead in Glasgow on 21 October 1809.
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John Stenhouse received an honorary doctorate from the University of Aberdeen in 1850.
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John Stenhouse then sought a professorship at Owens College, now the University of Manchester, but was unsuccessful.
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John Stenhouse left England to convalesce with his mother in Nice until her death in February 1860.
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John Stenhouse recommenced his researches in chemistry, even though he could not perform experiments with his own hands.
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John Stenhouse hired assistants to do the work for him.
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John Stenhouse died a natural death on 31 December 1880, age 72, at his home in Pentonville, Islington, London and was buried in the "New Cemetery" of Glasgow Cathedral now partly absorbed by a car park.
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John Stenhouse discovered lead trinitro-orcinate now commonly used in non-corrosive priming compositions, even though this application was only developed decades after his death.
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John Stenhouse was the author of many ingenious and useful inventions in dyeing, waterproofing, sugar manufacture, and tanning; but he will always be known for his application of the absorbent properties of wood charcoal to disinfecting and deodorising purposes in the form of charcoal air-filters and charcoal respirators, which have proved of great value.