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part in the work of the Inventions Exhibition (London) in

1885, and in 1887 became organizing secretary and first director of the Imperial Institute, a position he held till his death, which occurred in London on the 6th of September 1902. He was knighted in 1891, and created a baronet in 1893.

Among his books were--Handbook of Chemistry (with C. L. Bloxam), Modern History of...