William de Wiveleslie Abney ( 1843 - 1920 )

Birth: Derby, England (24 July 1843) Death: Folkestone, Kent (03 December 1920) Research Field: Photography, chemistry, astronomy Career: Joined the Royal Engineers and served in India (1861); returned to England (1867); Assistant Instructor in Telegraphy, Chatham (1871); Instructor in Chemistry and Photography, Chatham; Captain (1873); joined the Science and Art Department, South Kensington as Inspector of Science Schools (1873); retired from the Army (1881); pioneered spectro-photography Honours: CB 1888; KCB 1900 Memberships: Royal Photographic Society (President 1892-1894, 1896, and 1903-1905); FRAS; President 1893-1895); Physical Society of London (President 1895-1897) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 1/06/1876 Medals/Prizes: Rumford Medal 1882 Lectures: Bakerian 1880 and, jointly with Edward Robert Festing, 1886.