Background
JAPP, Francis Robert was born on February 8, 1848 in Dundee. Youngest son of James Japp, minister of Catholic Apostolid Church.
JAPP, Francis Robert was born on February 8, 1848 in Dundee. Youngest son of James Japp, minister of Catholic Apostolid Church.
Studied at Universities of St. Andrews, Edinburgh, Heidelberg, and Bonn. Research Assist, and, later on, Lecturer on Chemistry, in Normal School of Science, S. Kensington (Royal College, of Science), 1878-1890. Master of Arts; Doctor of Laws.
Foreign Secretary of Chemical Society, 1885-1891, and Vice-President of the same, 1895-1899. Longstafl Medallist of Chemical Society, 1891. President Chemical Section, British Association, 1898.
Vice-President of the Institute of Chemistry of. Great Britain and Ireland, 1901-1904. Professor of Chemistry, Aberdeen University, since 1890. I.
Fellow of the Royal Society.
Spouse 1879, Elizabeth, o.daughter of F. Tegetmoyer.