William Cruickshank (chemist)

William Cruickshank
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Borncirca 1740
Diedcirca 1811
CitizenshipScottish
Alma materRoyal College of Surgeons of England
King's College, Aberdeen
Known forcharacterization of carbon monoxide
Scientific career
FieldsChemistry
InstitutionsRoyal Military Academy, Woolwich

William Cruickshank (born circa 1740 or 1750,[1] died 1810 or 1811[2]) was a Scottish military surgeon and chemist, and professor of chemistry at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich.[3]

William Cruickshank was awarded a diploma by the Royal College of Surgeons of England on 5 October 1780. In March 1788 he became assistant to Adair Crawford at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, at a salary of £30 a year. On 24 June 1802, he became a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS).[4]

  1. ^ Watson, K. D. (23 September 2004). "Cruickshank, William (d. 1810/11), military surgeon and chemist". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 1 (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/57592. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ^ Neild, G. H. (September 1996). "William Cruickshank (FRS-1802): clinical chemist". Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation. 11 (9): 1885–1889. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.ndt.a027695. ISSN 0931-0509. PMID 8918649.
  3. ^ Coutts, A. (June 1959). "William Cruickshank of Woolwich". Annals of Science. 15 (2): 121–133. doi:10.1080/00033795900200118. ISSN 0003-3790.
  4. ^ Watson, K. D. "Cruickshank, William". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 14 (online ed.). Oxford University Press. pp. 519–20. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/57592. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

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