He was born in Dundee, Scotland, the son of James Japp, a minister of the Catholic Apostolic Church. He graduated from St Andrews with an M.A. in 1868 and entered the University of Edinburgh as a student of law. He left the university because of health problems and stayed in Germany for two years from 1871 until 1873. After returning to England he decided to study chemistry. He started his studies at the University of Heidelberg with Robert Bunsen, where he received his PhD in 1875.
Japp married Elizabeth Tegetmeyer of Nordhausen in 1879, with whom he had two sons and two daughters. He retired in 1918. After the death of his younger son in 1920 and an operation the following year, his health deteriorated. He lost his eyesight in his final years, and died on 1 August 1925. He was buried at Acton Cemetery in West London on the 5th.[2][3] Interred with him are:
His wife Elizabeth (died 1936, aged 79)
Reginald Francis (died 1920, aged 24)
Margaret (died 1958, aged 78)
Frances Mary (died 1969, aged 86)
It is not known what happened to the elder son, Alexander M, born in 1889.
Referencesedit
^"Library and Archive catalogue". Royal Society. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
^"Francis Robert Japp". Find a Grave. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
"Obituary Notices of Fellows Deceased". Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A. 118 (780): iii–vi. 1925. doi:10.1098/rspa.1928.0057. JSTOR 94933.
January 01, 1970
francis, robert, japp, february, 1848, august, 1925, british, chemist, discovered, japp, klingemann, reaction, 1887, frsborn, 1848, february, 1848dundee, scotlanddied1, august, 1925, 1925, aged, richmond, united, kingdomnationalitybritishalma, materuniversity,. Francis Robert Japp FRS 8 February 1848 1 August 1925 was a British chemist who discovered the Japp Klingemann reaction in 1887 Francis Robert JappFRSFrancis Robert Japp FRSBorn 1848 02 08 8 February 1848Dundee ScotlandDied1 August 1925 1925 08 01 aged 77 Richmond United KingdomNationalityBritishAlma materUniversity of St AndrewsUniversity of EdinburghUniversity of HeidelbergKnown forJapp Klingemann reactionSpouseElizabeth TegetmeyerChildrenMargaretFrances MaryAlexander MReginald FrancisAwardsLongstaff Prize 1891 Scientific careerInstitutionsUniversity of AberdeenDoctoral advisorRobert Bunsen He was born in Dundee Scotland the son of James Japp a minister of the Catholic Apostolic Church He graduated from St Andrews with an M A in 1868 and entered the University of Edinburgh as a student of law He left the university because of health problems and stayed in Germany for two years from 1871 until 1873 After returning to England he decided to study chemistry He started his studies at the University of Heidelberg with Robert Bunsen where he received his PhD in 1875 He joined the laboratory of August Kekule at the University of Bonn the following year and after returning to Scotland in 1878 worked with Alexander Crum Brown at the University of Edinburgh In 1881 Japp became assistant professor at the Royal School of Mines and Normal School of Science South Kensington and in 1890 Professor of Chemistry at the University of Aberdeen In 1885 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society 1 Japp married Elizabeth Tegetmeyer of Nordhausen in 1879 with whom he had two sons and two daughters He retired in 1918 After the death of his younger son in 1920 and an operation the following year his health deteriorated He lost his eyesight in his final years and died on 1 August 1925 He was buried at Acton Cemetery in West London on the 5th 2 3 Interred with him are His wife Elizabeth died 1936 aged 79 Reginald Francis died 1920 aged 24 Margaret died 1958 aged 78 Frances Mary died 1969 aged 86 It is not known what happened to the elder son Alexander M born in 1889 References edit Library and Archive catalogue Royal Society Retrieved 2 February 2011 Francis Robert Japp Find a Grave Retrieved 29 August 2020 England amp Scotland Select Cemetery Registers 1800 2016 Obituary Notices of Fellows Deceased Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series A 118 780 iii vi 1925 doi 10 1098 rspa 1928 0057 JSTOR 94933 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Francis Robert Japp amp oldid 1135482648, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
