James Dewar (1842 - 1923)

Born 20 Sep 1842 in Kincardine-on-Forth, Scotland

Husband of Helen Rose (Banks) Dewar — married 8 Aug 1871 in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Died 27 Mar 1923 at age 80 in London, England

Biography

James Dewar is Notable.

Sir James Dewar was a Scottish chemist and physicist. He is best known for his invention of the vacuum flask, which he used in conjunction with research into the liquefaction of gases. He also studied atomic and molecular spectroscopy, working in these fields for more than 25 years.

There is a full biography in Find a Grave^[1]

He was born in 1842, and his parents were Thomas Dewar and Anne Eadie.

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/1262/james-dewar: accessed 13 October 2023), memorial page for Sir James Dewar (20 Sep 1842–27 Mar 1923), Find a Grave Memorial ID 1262, citing Golders Green Crematorium, Golders Green, London Borough of Barnet, Greater London, England; Maintained by Find a Grave.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Dewar
• "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X1K1-VGW : 11 February 2020), James Dewar, 1842.

See also:

• 'Michael Faraday - a Sandemanian and Scientist' by Geoffrey Cantor