Charles Macintosh

Charles Macintosh
Portrait of Macintosh by John Graham-Gilbert
Born	29 December 1766 Glasgow, Scotland
Died	25 July 1843(1843-07-25) (aged 76) Glasgow, Scotland
Nationality	British
Alma mater	University of Edinburgh
Occupation	Engineer
Engineering career
Significant advance	Invented the waterproof raincoat in 1824

The grave of Charles Macintosh, Glasgow Cathedral (left). Provost Anderson's tomb, Glasgow Cathedral (right): Macintosh is listed on the right as his great grandson.

Charles Macintosh FRS (29 December 1766 – 25 July 1843) was a Scottish chemist and the inventor of the modern waterproof raincoat.^[1] The Mackintosh raincoat (the variant spelling is now standard) is named after him.