William Cecil Dampier
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Sir William Cecil Dampier (born William Cecil Dampier Whetham) (27 Dec 1867—11 Dec 1952) was a British scientist
, agriculturist, and science historian who developed a method of extracting lactose
(milk sugar) from whey
.
He was born in London, the son of Charles Langley and Mary (née Dampier) Whetham and the grandson of Sir Charles Whetham, a former Mayor of London. In 1886 he entered Trinity College, Cambridge
and in 1889 commenced his varied researches in the Cavendish Laboratory
. In 1891 was elected a Fellow of the college.
In June 1901 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. His candidacy citation read: "Lecturer in Physics. Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge. Author of the following scientific papers, &c: - 'On the Alleged Slipping at the Boundary of a Liquid in Motion' (Proc Roy Soc, xlviii, p 225, 1890, and Phil Trans, 1890, A p559); 'Note on Kohlrausch's Theory of Ionic Velocity' (Phil Mag, July, 1891); 'Ionic Velocities' (Proc Roy Soc, lii, p 283, 1893, translated Zeits fur Physikal Chem xi, p 220, 1893, also Phil Trans 1893, A, p337); 'On the velocity of the Hydrogen Ion through Solutions of Acetates' (Brit Assoc Reports, 1894, p 568); 'On the Velocities of the Ions and the Relative Ionization Powers of Solvents' (Phil Mag, 1894); 'The Velocity of the Ions' (Proc Roy Soc, lvii, p 182, 1895, and Phil Trans, A, 1895, p507); 'The Ionizing Power of Solvents' (Phil Mag, July , 1897); 'Report to the British Association on the Present State of our Knowledge in Electrolysis and Electro-Chemistry'; 'The Theory of the Migration of the ions and of Specific Ionic Velocities' (Brit Assoc Report, 1897, p 227); 'The Coagulative Power of Electrolytes' (Phil Mag, 1899); 'The Ionization of Dilute Solutions at the Freezing Point' (a paper read before the Royal Society); an elementary text book on 'Solution and Electrolysis' (Camb Univ Press, 1895); Letters and Articles in 'Nature' and 'Science Progress.'"
From 1931 to 1935 he served as the first secretary of the Agricultural Research Council. He was knighted in 1931 for public service to agriculture.
In 1897 he had married Catherine Durning Holt of a Liverpool shipowning family.
Scientist
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, agriculturist, and science historian who developed a method of extracting lactose
Lactose
Lactose is a disaccharide sugar that is found most notably in milk and is formed from galactose and glucose. Lactose makes up around 2~8% of milk , although the amount varies among species and individuals. It is extracted from sweet or sour whey. The name comes from or , the Latin word for milk,...
(milk sugar) from whey
Whey
Whey or Milk Serum is the liquid remaining after milk has been curdled and strained. It is a by-product of the manufacture of cheese or casein and has several commercial uses. Sweet whey is manufactured during the making of rennet types of hard cheese like cheddar or Swiss cheese...
.
He was born in London, the son of Charles Langley and Mary (née Dampier) Whetham and the grandson of Sir Charles Whetham, a former Mayor of London. In 1886 he entered Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
and in 1889 commenced his varied researches in the Cavendish Laboratory
Cavendish Laboratory
The Cavendish Laboratory is the Department of Physics at the University of Cambridge, and is part of the university's School of Physical Sciences. It was opened in 1874 as a teaching laboratory....
. In 1891 was elected a Fellow of the college.
In June 1901 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. His candidacy citation read: "Lecturer in Physics. Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge. Author of the following scientific papers, &c: - 'On the Alleged Slipping at the Boundary of a Liquid in Motion' (Proc Roy Soc, xlviii, p 225, 1890, and Phil Trans, 1890, A p559); 'Note on Kohlrausch's Theory of Ionic Velocity' (Phil Mag, July, 1891); 'Ionic Velocities' (Proc Roy Soc, lii, p 283, 1893, translated Zeits fur Physikal Chem xi, p 220, 1893, also Phil Trans 1893, A, p337); 'On the velocity of the Hydrogen Ion through Solutions of Acetates' (Brit Assoc Reports, 1894, p 568); 'On the Velocities of the Ions and the Relative Ionization Powers of Solvents' (Phil Mag, 1894); 'The Velocity of the Ions' (Proc Roy Soc, lvii, p 182, 1895, and Phil Trans, A, 1895, p507); 'The Ionizing Power of Solvents' (Phil Mag, July , 1897); 'Report to the British Association on the Present State of our Knowledge in Electrolysis and Electro-Chemistry'; 'The Theory of the Migration of the ions and of Specific Ionic Velocities' (Brit Assoc Report, 1897, p 227); 'The Coagulative Power of Electrolytes' (Phil Mag, 1899); 'The Ionization of Dilute Solutions at the Freezing Point' (a paper read before the Royal Society); an elementary text book on 'Solution and Electrolysis' (Camb Univ Press, 1895); Letters and Articles in 'Nature' and 'Science Progress.'"
From 1931 to 1935 he served as the first secretary of the Agricultural Research Council. He was knighted in 1931 for public service to agriculture.
In 1897 he had married Catherine Durning Holt of a Liverpool shipowning family.