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Birth date Glasgow, Scotland
Thomas Graham was born -
Personal Life
He is the eldest of a family of seven -
Personal Life
He is the son of a prosperous manufacturer. -
Early Life
He was placed under Dr. Angus at the English preparatory school in Glasgow -
Early Life
He was transfered to the high school. -
Education
Graham entered the University of Glasgow in 1819, at the age of fourteen -
Early Life
He entered Glasgow University -
Education
Received the M.A. at Glasgow in 1826, -
Influenced
He was strongly influenced by the chemistry lectures of Thomas Thomson -
Influenced From Graham
Most of the observations on this subject were made by Johann Dobereiner -
Major Discovery
He discovered Graham's Law (the diffusion rate of gases and also found that the relative rates of the effusion of gases are comparable to the diffusion rates.) -
Education
He succeeded Alexander Ure as professor of chemistry at Anderson’s College -
Product Released
In his final paper he described palladium hydride, the first known instance of a solid compound formed from a metal and a gas. -
Other
Graham was elected a fellow of the Royal Society -
Discovered
In 1841 he participated in the founding of the Chemical Society -
Other
Graham published his well-known text-book, ‘Elements of Chemistry -
Other
In 1846 he became the first president of the Cavendish Society -
Major Award
He was awarded a gold medal by the Royal Society -
Influence Modern Life
Grahams method of purifying the blood of patients with kidney failure is still used in hospitals today. -
Discovery
He is credited with coming up with the idea of dialysis. -
Death London, England
Thomas Graham dies. -
Personal Life
He was never married -
Major Award
A bronze statue of Graham was placed in George Square, Glasgow
