Raphael Meldola
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Raphael Meldola (19 July 1849-16 November 1915) was a British chemist. He was Professor of Organic Chemistry in the University of London, 1912-5.
He was President of the Entomological Society , 1895-1897; the Chemical Society, 1905-1907; Society of Dyers and Colourists, 1907-1910; Society of Chemical Industry 1908-1909; Institute of Chemistry, 1912-1915. He was the first president of the Maccabaeans, 1891-1915.
He was a Fellow of the Royal Society; he was on its council, 1896-8, and Vice-President 1914-5.
He was descended from Raphael Meldola (1754-1828), a theologian who was acting minister of the Spanish and Portuguese Jews in London, 1804.