Background
BEDSON, Peter Phillips was born on April 2, 1853 in Manchester. 3rd son of late George Bedson, Bradford, Manchester, and Sarah, daughter of Peter Phillips, Warrington.
BEDSON, Peter Phillips was born on April 2, 1853 in Manchester. 3rd son of late George Bedson, Bradford, Manchester, and Sarah, daughter of Peter Phillips, Warrington.
Studied at Fairfield School, near Manchester. Manchester Grammar School. Owens College, Manchester.
University of Bonn. Scholarship in Chemistry University of London, 1874. Dalton Chemical Scholar of Owens College, 1875. Master of Arts (Durham).
Doctor of Science (London and Durham). Bachelor of Science (Viet.).
Assistant Lecturer and Demonstrator in Chemistry, Owens College, 1878-1882. Also Lecturer on Chemistry, Victoria University. Professor of Chemistry Durham College of Science, Newcastle-upon-Tyne (now Armstrong College) since 1882.
Professor of Chemistry, Armstrong College, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
Fellow of Institute of Chemistry. Fellow of the Chemical Society (London and Berlin). Club: Pen and Palette Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
Gardening, walking, and music.
Spouse 1884, Annie, daughter of late Samuel Hodgkinson, J.P., Marple, Cheshire.