Francis Robert Japp
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| Francis Robert Japp | |
| Born | February 8, 1848 Dundee Scotland |
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| Died | August 1, 1925 (aged 77) Richmond United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Institutions | University of Aberdeen |
| Alma mater | University of Heidelberg |
| Doctoral advisor | Robert Bunsen |
| Known for | Japp-Klingemann reaction |
Francis Robert Japp (February 8, 1848 – 1 August 1928) was a British chemist and discovered the Japp-Klingemann reaction in 1887.
Japp graduated from St Andrews with a M.A. in 1868 he entered University of Edinburgh as a student of law. He left the university because of health problems and stayed in Germany for two years from 1871 til 1873. After returning to England he decided to study chemistry. He started his studies at the University of Heidelberg with Robert Bunsen, where he received his Ph.D. in 1875. He joined the laboratory of August Kekulé at the University of Bonn in the following year and after returning in 1878 to Schotland he worked with Alexander Crum Brown at the University of Edinburgh. In 1881 Japp became assistant professor at the Royal School of Mines and Normal School of Science South Kensington and in 1890 professor at the University of Aberdeen. He retired in 1918. After the death of his son in 1920 and an operation his health deteriorated. He lost his eyesight in 1925 and died in 1928
Japp was married with Elizabeth Tegetmeyer and had one son and two daughters with her.
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- "Obituary Notices of Fellows Deceased" (1928). Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A 118 (780): iii-vi.
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