William Augustus Tilden ( 1842 - 1926 )

Birth: Regent's Park, London, England (15 August 1842) Death: Ruislip, London (11 December 1926) Research Field: Chemistry Education: Schools at Kidderminster and at East Dereham, Norfolk; Bedford Modern School (ca 1856-1859); apprentice to Alfred Allchin, pharmacist (for 5 years from the age of 15); BSc (1868, London University), DSc (1871, London) Career: Demonstrator in Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Society (1863-1872) and at the Royal College of Chemistry, London; Lecturer in Chemistry, Clifton College, Bristol (1872-1880); Professor of Chemistry and Metallurgy, Mason College (afterwards University of) Birmingham (1880); Royal College of Science (later Imperial College, London) (1894); Emeritus Professor, Imperial College, London (retired 1909); investigated the artifical production of indiarubber; 'house' at Bedford Modern School named after him (since 1998) Honours: Kt 1909 Memberships: FIC (President 1891-1894); Chemical Society (President 1893-1895) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 3/06/1880 Medals/Prizes: Davy Medal 1908 Lectures: Bakerian 1900 Council: VP 1904-1906.