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Edward Solly (1819–1886) was an English chemist and antiquary. ==Life== He was born in London on 11 October 1819, the son of Edward Solly the merchant and collector. The Sollys were a nonconformist family, and the philosopher Thomas Solly was a cousin. He studied chemistry in Berlin. in 1838 Solly was appointed chemist to the Royal Asiatic Society. In the same year he was elected a member of the Society of Arts. He was appointed lecturer in chemistry at the Royal Institution in 1841, where he associated with Michael Faraday, and he was elected an honorary member of the Royal Agricultural Society in 1842. On 19 January 1843 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society, and in 1845 he became professor of chemistry at Addiscombe College.〔 In 1845 and 1846, as honorary professor to the Horticultural Society, Solly conducted a series of experiments on the supposed influence of electricity on vegetable growth. From 1849 he was associated with the Gresham Life Assurance Society, of which he remained a director until his death. He was one of the promoters of the Great Exhibition of 1851, and acted as a juror; and from 9 June 1852 to 4 May 1853 he was secretary to the Society of Arts.〔 Solly died at his residence, Camden House, Sutton, Surrey, on 2 April 1886.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Edward Solly (chemist)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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