Royal College of Chemistry
- Royal College of Chemistry
The Royal College of Chemistry (RCC) was a college originally based on Oxford Street in central London, England. It operated between 1845 and 1872.
The college was set up to teach practical chemistry. Many politicians donated funds to establish the college, including Benjamin Disraeli, William Gladstone and Robert Peel. It was also supported by Prince Albert.
The first director was August Wilhelm von Hofmann. Frederick Augustus Abel studied under von Hofmann. Sir William Crookes, Edward Divers and J. A. R. Newlands also attended the college.
The college was merged into the Royal School of Mines in 1853. It was the first constituent college of Imperial College London and eventually became the Chemistry Department there.
External links
* [http://www.rsc.org/Chemsoc/Activities/ChemicalLandmarks/UK/RoyalCollegeofChemistry.asp Site of the Royal College of Chemistry — 22 May 2003, Oxford Street, London]
* [http://www.ch.ic.ac.uk/heritage/history.html Chemistry at Imperial College: the first 150 years]
* [http://www.aip.org/history/catalog/icos/1087.html Royal College of Chemistry (Great Britain)]
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