Benjamin Collins Brodie, Jr, 2d baronet (1817–80)

Chemist. Awarded a doctorate at Giessen, Germany, for his analysis of beeswax, 1850. Professor of chemistry, Oxford, 1855–72. Devised an alternative approach to chemistry from that based on atomic theory, and developed a calculus of chemical operations. Succeeded to the baronetcy in 1862. FRS 1849.