Sneha Girap (Editor)

Richard Muspratt

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Citizenship
  
English

Role
  
Fields
  
Name
  
Richard Muspratt


Known for
  
Alkali manufacture

Parents
  
James Muspratt

Alma mater
  
Died
  
August 18, 1885

Born
  
13 August 1822Liverpool, England (
1822-08-13
)

People also search for
  
Edmund Knowles Muspratt, James Muspratt, Frederic Muspratt, Justus von Liebig

Doctoral advisor
  

Richard Muspratt (13 August 1822 – 18 August 1885) was a chemical industrialist.

Richard Muspratt was born in Liverpool, England, the second son of James Muspratt and his wife Julia Josephine née Connor. His father was also a chemical industrialist who had established factories in Liverpool, St Helens and Newton-le-Willows. Richard was sent by his father to study chemistry under Justus von Liebig at the University of Giessen in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany.

In 1852 with financial support from his father he set up an alkali manufacturing factory in Flint, North Wales, in partnership with John Kingsby Huntley and set up a permanent home there.

In 1843 he married Jane Moon from Manchester. They had three sons and a daughter. Muspratt took an interest in local politics, was a J.P. and in 1857 was elected mayor of Flint. In all he was mayor 9 times and in 1877 his wife presented a chain of office to the town.

References

Richard Muspratt Wikipedia


Similar Topics