William Allen ( 1770 - 1843 )

Birth: Spitalfields, London, England (29 August 1770) Death: Lindfield, Sussex (30 December 1843) Research Field: Chemistry Education: School at Rochester Career: Clerk, Plough Court Pharmacy; attended lectures at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals, London; Lecturer on Chemistry, Guy's Hospital (1802-1826); actively opposed slavery, and advocated schemes of social improvements; helped to found an agricultural colony, Lindfield, Sussex Memberships: FCS (1794); FLS (1801) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 19/11/1807 Ejected from the Society 1843.