Thomas Andrews (scientist)

Thomas Andrews (December 19, 1813–November 26, 1885), was a Irish chemist and physicist who did important work on phase transitions between gases and liquids.

Life

He was born in Belfast, where his father was a linen merchant. After attending the Belfast Academy and also the Academical Institution, he went to the University of Glasgow in 1828 to study chemistry under Professor Thomas Thomson. He then migrated to Trinity College, Dublin, where he gained distinction in classics as well as in science.

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Belfast - Linen - Merchant - University of Glasgow - 1828 - Chemistry - Thomas Thomson - Trinity College - Dublin - Classics - Science

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Finally, he graduated as M.D. from the University of Edinburgh in 1835, and settled down to a successful medical practice in his native Belfast, also giving instruction in chemistry at the Academical Institution. Ten years later he was appointed vice-president of the newly established Queen's University, Belfast, and professor of chemistry there. He held these two offices until 1879, when failing health compelled his retirement.

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M.D. - University of Edinburgh - 1835 - Queen's University, Belfast - 1879

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