Walter Weldon ( 1832 - 1885 )

Birth: Loughborough, Leicestershire, England (31 October 1832) Death: At his residence, Rede hall, Burstow, Surrey (20 September 1885) Research Field: Chemistry Career: Worked in his father's business; moved to London and took up journalism (aged 22); instituted 'Weldon's Register of facts and occurrences in literature, science and art' (1860-1863); discovered a process for the perpetual regeneration of manganese for use in the production of chlorine; a founder of the Society of Chemical Industry Memberships: FCS; FRSE Membership: Fellow Election Date: 8/06/1882.