Sir William Henry Perkin

Standard Name: Perkin, Sir William Henry

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1856: Advances in organic chemistry enabled William...

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1856

Advances in organic chemistry enabled William Henry Perkin to synthesize the first artificial or aniline dye, mauve; the dyes started a fashion craze for brilliant colours.
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Taton, René, editor. Science in the Nineteenth Century. Translator Pomerans, Arnold J., Vol. 3, Basic Books, 1965.
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