William Ramsay

Sir William Ramsay KCB FRS FRSE
Ramsay in 1904
Born	(1852-10-02)2 October 1852 Glasgow, Scotland
Died	23 July 1916(1916-07-23) (aged 63) High Wycombe, England
Nationality	British
Alma mater	University of Glasgow (1866–69) Anderson's University, now University of Strathclyde Glasgow (1869)[1] University of Tübingen (PhD 1873)
Known for	Discovering noble gases Ramsay grease
Awards	Leconte Prize (1895) Barnard Medal for Meritorious Service to Science (1895) Davy Medal (1895) Longstaff Prize (1897) Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1904) Matteucci Medal (1907) Elliott Cresson Medal (1913)
Scientific career
Fields	Chemistry
Institutions	University of Glasgow (1874–80) University College, Bristol (1880–87) University College London (1887–1913)
Doctoral advisor	Wilhelm Rudolph Fittig
Doctoral students	Edward Charles Cyril Baly James Johnston Dobbie Jaroslav Heyrovský

Sir William Ramsay KCB FRS FRSE (/ˈræmzi/; 2 October 1852 – 23 July 1916) was a Scottish chemist. Ramsay discovered the noble gases. He also helped discover several elements that are on our periodic table today. He received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1904 "in recognition of his services in the discovery of the inert gaseous elements in air" (along with Lord Rayleigh).

Between 1894 and 1898, he discovered five new elements.^[2] These were the noble gases, helium, neon, argon, krypton, and xenon.^[2] Following these discoveries, Ramsay helped create the noble gases as a new group in the periodic table.^[3]

1. ↑ Thorburn Burns, D. (2011). "Robert Rattray Tatlock (1837–1934), Public Analyst for Glasgow" (PDF). Journal of the Association of Public Analysts. 39: 38–43. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2012-03-03. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Sir William Ramsay and the noble gases". NIH. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
3. ↑ "William Ramsay". Science History. Retrieved October 3, 2024.