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Thomas Graham
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1805-12-21 ) 21 December 1805, Glasgow , Scotland
- Died
- 16 September 1869 (1869-09-16) (aged 63), London, England
- Education
- University of Glasgow , University of Edinburgh
- Known for
- Graham's law Dialysis
- Awards
- Royal Medal (1838, 1850) Copley Medal (1862)
- Fields
- Chemistry
- Institutions
- Anderson's Institution University College London
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Thomas
- Family name
- Graham
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Glasgow
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- physicist
- Educated at
- University of Edinburgh
- Employer
- University of London
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Doctoral student
- John Stenhouse
- Field of work
- diffusion
- Image
- Thomas Graham.jpg
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- Commons category
- Thomas Graham (chemist)
- member of
- Academy of Sciences of Turin
- name in native language
- Thomas Graham
- writing language
- English language
- date of birth
- 1805-12-21
- date of death
- 1869-09-16
- P12749
- Hermann Klaatsch
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Encyclopedic overview
Thomas Graham (20 December 1805 – 11 September 1869) was a Scottish chemist known for his pioneering work in dialysis and the diffusion of gases. He is regarded as one of the founders of colloid chemistry.
Life
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