William Allen (1770-1843)
William Allen, chemist and philanthropist
1770 Born
1792 Started work as a clerk in Timothy Bevan and Sons of London, Druggists and Chymists
1795 Elevated to partner
1797 Allen continued in a partnership with his fellow Quaker, Luke Howard. The company became known as Allen and Howard
William Allen became a close associate of Humphry Davy, and his pharmacy was a centre of scientific research in London.
1807 Founding member of the Geological Society
c.1807 Featured in the painting of 'Men of Science Living in 1807-8', reproduced as an engraving by George Zobel, and William Walker[1]
1824 After marrying Charlotte Hanbury he took two of her nephews into the business, Daniel Bell Hanbury (1794-1882) and Cornelius Hanbury (1796-1869) as Allen, Hanburys and Barry
Became a Fellow of the Royal Society
1841 he was founding President of the Pharmaceutical Society.
See Also
Sources of Information
- Archives of the British chemical industry, 1750-1914: a handlist. By Peter J. T. Morris and Colin A. Russell. Edited by John Graham Smith. 1988.