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William Ramsay.
William Ramsay (October 2, 1852 – July 23, 1916) was a British chemist.
Ramsay was born in Glasgow, the son of William Ramsay, C.E. and Catherine, née Robertson. He was a nephew of the geologist Sir Andrew Ramsay.
It was in inorganic chemistry that his most celebrated discoveries were made. As early as 1885–1890 he published several notable papers on the oxides of nitrogen and followed these up with the discovery of argon, helium, neon, krypton, and xenon.
Sir William Ramsay received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1904.
He died at High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, on July 23 1916.
- recognition of his services in the discovery of the inert gaseous elements in air, and his determination of their place in the periodic system (http://uk.geocities.com/hertouyt/cgi-bin/ramsay-lecture.html)Template:Scientist-stub
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