CHEMIST

Morris Travers

1872 - 1961

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Morris William Travers, FRS (24 January 1872 – 25 August 1961) was an English chemist who worked with Sir William Ramsay in the discovery of xenon, neon and krypton. His work on several of the rare gases earned him the name Rare Gas Travers in scientific circles. He was the founding director of the Indian Institute of Science, prior to which he served as a professor of Chemistry at the University College, Bristol, predecessor institution of the University of Bristol, on the recommendations of Sir William Ramsay, former principal of the University College. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Morris Travers is the 371st most popular chemist (up from 429th in 2019), the 2,095th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,582nd in 2019) and the 51st most popular British Chemist.

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Among CHEMISTS

Among chemists, Morris Travers ranks 371 out of 602. Before him are Otto Schott, Peter Waage, Charles Hatchett, Viktor Meyer, Asima Chatterjee, and Friedrich Konrad Beilstein. After him are Friedrich Stromeyer, Carl Djerassi, Jeremias Benjamin Richter, Andrés Manuel del Río, Albert Ghiorso, and Vera Yevstafievna Popova.

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Among people born in 1872, Morris Travers ranks 77. Before him are Edward Gordon Craig, Georgios Tsitas, Ludwig Klages, Theodor Lessing, Prince Emmanuel, Duke of Vendôme, and Princess Maria Ludwiga Theresia of Bavaria. After him are Reginald Doherty, George S. Robertson, Henri Masson, Joseph Taylor Robinson, Princess Joséphine Caroline of Belgium, and Traian Vuia. Among people deceased in 1961, Morris Travers ranks 65. Before him are Howard P. Robertson, Robert Garrett, Otto Ruge, Ludwik Fleck, Bulbul, and Vladimir Sofronitsky. After him are Max Simon, Princess Dagmar of Denmark, Vanessa Bell, Kjeld Abell, Charles Coburn, and Nina Bari.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Morris Travers ranks 2,095 out of 8,785. Before him are June Whitfield (1925), James McAvoy (1979), Fred West (1941), Charles Mackay (1814), Ronald Colman (1891), and Eileen Atkins (1934). After him are Oswald of Northumbria (604), James Ferguson (1710), Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia (1924), Reginald Doherty (1872), Matthew Festing (1949), and Jason Isaacs (1963).

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Among CHEMISTS In United Kingdom

Among chemists born in United Kingdom, Morris Travers ranks 51. Before him are Frederick Abel (1827), Martin Lowry (1874), William Prout (1785), Edward Frankland (1825), Charles Macintosh (1766), and Charles Hatchett (1765). After him are Arthur Aikin (1773), Luke Howard (1772), Henry Roscoe (1833), John William Draper (1811), William Gregor (1761), and Alexander William Williamson (1824).

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