Katherine Clerk Maxwell

Katherine Mary Clerk Maxwell
Black and white portrait photos of Katherine Mary Clerk Maxwell
Born
Katherine Mary Dewar

1824 (1824)
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Died12 December 1886(1886-12-12) (aged 61–62)
Resting placeParton, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Known forResearch supporting experiments of James Clerk Maxwell
Spouse
James Clerk Maxwell
(m. 1858; died 1879)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysical sciences

Katherine Mary Clerk Maxwell (née Dewar; 1824 – 12 December 1886) was a Scottish physical scientist best known for her observations which supported and contributed to the discoveries of her husband, James Clerk Maxwell. Most notable of these are her involvement with his colour vision and viscosity of gases experiments. She was born Katherine Dewar in 1824 in Glasgow[1][2] and married Clerk Maxwell in 1858.[3][4]

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