Tilden, William A. Sir, 1842-1926

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Tilden, William A. Sir, 1842-1926
Other forms of name
nna Tilden, William Augustus, Sir, 1842-1926
Date of birth
1842-08-15
Date of death
1926-12-11
Gender
male
Fuller form of name
William Augustus
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 33509917
Wikidata: Q903994
Library of congress: n 87133808
Sources of Information
  • LCCN 17-21524: His Chemical discovery and invention in the twentieth century, 1917(hdg.: Tilden, Sir William Augustus, 1842-1926; usage: Sir William A. Tilden)
  • LC data base, 10-3-87(hdg.: Tilden, William Augustus, Sir, 1842-1926)

Wikipedia description:

William Augustus Tilden (15 August 1842 – 11 December 1926) was a British chemist. He discovered that isoprene could be made from turpentine. He was unable to turn this discovery into a way to make commercially viable synthetic rubber.

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