Key Information
Reference code
G/PP/1/54
Title
Notes on chemical structure, 1881, by Sir Thomas Stevenson, lecturer in Chemistry and Forensic Medicine at Guy's Hospital Medical School
Date(s)
- 1881 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Scope and content
Volume of manuscript notes of Sir Thomas Stevenson, lecturer in Chemistry and Forensic Medicine, Guy's Hospital medical School, including notes on chemical structures and properties of various substances, 1881.
General Information
Name of creator
(1838-1908)
Biographical history
Born 1838 in Yorkshire; entered Guy's Hospital Medical School in 1859; graduated in 1863; demonstrator of practical chemistry, 1864-1870, lecturer in chemistry, 1870-1898, and lecturer in forensic medicine, 1878-1908 at Guy's Hospital Medical School; scientific analyst for the Home Office, 1872 until his death; expert witness in murder trials involving poisoning including several high profile cases; died in 1908