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Frederick Abel
Sir Frederick Augustus Abel, 1st Baronet was an English chemist who was recognised as the leading British authority on explosives. He is best known for the invention of cordite as a replacement for gunpowder in firearms.
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science · English chemist (1827–1902) · chemist · inventor · also Frederick Abel, Sir Frederick Augustus Abel, Sir Frederick Abel, Sir Frederick Augustus Abel, 1st Baronet, Sir Frederick Abel, 1st Baronet, Sir F. A. Abel
Born 17 July 1827 · Died 6 September 1902 · Q528631
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1902· 1 entry
Died 1902-09-06.
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1901· 1 entry
Awarded Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (1901).
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1897· 1 entry
Won Bessemer Gold Medal (1897).
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1893· 1 entry
Awarded baronetcy (1893).
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1891· 4 entries
Won Albert Medal (1891).
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Awarded Knight Bachelor (1891).
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Was invented jointly by him and Sir James Dewar
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And was awarded the Bessemer Gold Medal in 1897 for his work on problems of steel manufacture
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1887· 1 entry
Won Telford Medal (1887).
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1885· 1 entry
And in 1887 became organizing secretary and first director of the Imperial Institute, a position he held till his death in 1902
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1881· 1 entry
Career landmark: president (1881–1882).
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1877· 2 entries
Won Royal Medal (1877).
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Awarded Companion of the Order of the Bath (1877).
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1875· 1 entry
Career landmark: president (1875–1877).
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1868· 1 entry
For officially specifying petroleum products
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1867· 1 entry
Won Royal Society Bakerian Medal (1867).
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1865· 1 entry
Then, the propellant cordite, patented in 1889
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1860· 1 entry
Awarded Fellow of the Royal Society (1860).
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1854· 1 entry
Career landmark: chemist (1854–1888).
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1853· 1 entry
Career landmark: professor (1853).
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1852· 1 entry
Was appointed lecturer in chemistry at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, succeeding Michael Faraday, who had held that post since 1829
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1845· 1 entry
Became one of the original 26 students of A
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1827· 1 entry
Born 1827-07-17.
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