William Crookes
E767788
William Crookes was a prominent 19th-century British chemist and physicist, known for discovering the element thallium and for his influential but controversial investigations into spiritualist phenomena.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William Crookes canonical | 3 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British scientist
ⓘ
chemist ⓘ human ⓘ physicist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Davy Medal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Order of Merit ⓘ Royal Medal ⓘ |
| birthCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1832-06-17 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| citizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1919-04-04 ⓘ |
| discovered | thallium ⓘ |
| discoveryMethod | spectroscopic analysis ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Royal College of Chemistry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
19th century
ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Crookes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
chemistry
ⓘ
physics ⓘ radiometry ⓘ spectroscopy ⓘ spiritualism research ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| honorificSuffix | FRS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| invented |
Crookes radiometer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Crookes tube NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Crookes radiometer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Crookes tube NERFINISHED ⓘ discovery of thallium ⓘ investigations into spiritualist phenomena ⓘ research on cathode rays ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal Society ⓘ |
| name | William Crookes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableExperiment |
experiments with high-vacuum discharge tubes
ⓘ
experiments with mediums such as Florence Cook ⓘ |
| occupation |
chemist
ⓘ
editor ⓘ inventor ⓘ physicist ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
President of the Chemical Society
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
President of the Royal Society ⓘ President of the Society for Psychical Research ⓘ |
| publication |
Chemical News
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Quarterly Journal of Science NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionOrBelief | spiritualism sympathizer ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
cathode rays
ⓘ
gas discharges ⓘ spiritualism ⓘ vacuum technology ⓘ |
| role |
editor of Quarterly Journal of Science
ⓘ
founder of Chemical News ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
thallium