John Thomas Dunn (chemist)
J T Dunn | |
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| Born | John Thomas Dunn 19 April 1858 Newcastle upon Tyne, England |
| Died | 3 January 1939 (aged 80) Newcastle upon Tyne, England |
| Education | College of Physical Science, Durham University, Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Known for | Durham University's first Doctor of Science
Founding Principal, Northern Polytechnic Institute, London President, Royal Society of Chemistry 'The Father of Tyneside chemistry' (Obituary) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Analytical chemistry |
| Institutions | Durham University
Northern Polytechnic Institute, London J and H S Pattinson, Newcastle upon Tyne |
John Thomas Dunn (19 April 1858 – 3 January 1939) was an English analytical chemist. He was also a teacher and author. He became President of the Royal Society of Chemistry and received the highest honours his scientific colleagues could bestow.
He was Durham University's first Master of Science and subsequently became its first Doctor of Science. He was the founding principal of the Northern Polytechnic Institute in London. He later practised as an analytical and consulting chemist in North East England and was the public analyst for Newcastle upon Tyne, for the county of Northumberland and for several of the major industrial towns of the North East. He was a hereditary freeman of Newcastle upon Tyne. On his death he was described as "the Father of Tyneside Chemistry".