He was born in Islington in London on 11 May 1837 the eldest of 12 children of Benjamin Vincent (1818-1899), a colleague of Michael Faraday, and his wife Janey Young. He was baptised in Clerkenwell on 16 June. Benjamin became a Sandemanian at the influence of Faraday in 1832.[1]
He joined the Royal Institution in 1851 as Assistant Librarian, under his father as Librarian. Aged 14 his role presumably was that of a trainee or apprentice. A second son Robert Vincent also joined as second assistant. Charles began lecturing at the Royal College of Chemistry in 1854 (aged only 17).[2]
He resigned as Librarian of the Royal Institution in 1857 to join the chemical industry.
He became a member of the Sandemanian Church in 1859 but resigned in 1864.[3]
charles, wilson, vincent, frse, 1837, 1905, 19th, century, british, chemist, also, librarian, both, royal, institution, reform, club, london, sandemanian, born11, 1837islington, london, englanddied11, september, 1905, 1905, aged, stoke, newington, englandnatio. Charles Wilson Vincent FRSE FIC FCS 1837 1905 was a 19th century British chemist and was also librarian at both the Royal Institution and the Reform Club in London He was a Sandemanian Charles Wilson VincentBorn11 May 1837Islington London EnglandDied11 September 1905 1905 09 11 aged 68 Stoke Newington EnglandNationalityBritishScientific careerFieldsChemistry Contents 1 Life 2 Publications 3 Family 4 ReferencesLife EditHe was born in Islington in London on 11 May 1837 the eldest of 12 children of Benjamin Vincent 1818 1899 a colleague of Michael Faraday and his wife Janey Young He was baptised in Clerkenwell on 16 June Benjamin became a Sandemanian at the influence of Faraday in 1832 1 He joined the Royal Institution in 1851 as Assistant Librarian under his father as Librarian Aged 14 his role presumably was that of a trainee or apprentice A second son Robert Vincent also joined as second assistant Charles began lecturing at the Royal College of Chemistry in 1854 aged only 17 2 He resigned as Librarian of the Royal Institution in 1857 to join the chemical industry He became a member of the Sandemanian Church in 1859 but resigned in 1864 3 In 1875 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh for his contributions to chemistry His proposers were Andrew Pritchard William Rutherford George James Allman and John Hutton Balfour 4 He became librarian to the Reform Club in 1879 replacing Henry Campkin He died on 11 September 1905 in Stoke Newington Publications EditOn the Sulphur Deposits of Krlsuvik Iceland 1873 The Yearbook of Facts in Science and Art from 1855 to 1876 Burton Brewing Water 1878 Chemistry Theoretical Practical and Analytical 1879 Family EditHe was married to Ann or Anne Ross Baxter in 1864 at Islington Registry Office They had a truly remarkable 20 children 5 One of his sisters was named Sarah Faraday Vincent in honour of Faraday References Edit Benjamin Vincent 1818 1899 Michael Faraday Sandemanian and Scientist by G Cantor Family tree PDF link springer com Retrieved 3 March 2020 Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783 2002 PDF The Royal Society of Edinburgh July 2006 ISBN 0 902 198 84 X Archived from the original PDF on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 17 February 2019 Charles Vincent Historical records and family trees MyHeritage This article about a British chemist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charles Wilson Vincent amp oldid 1081581158, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
