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George Samuel Newth (1851–1936) was an English chemist, best known for a series of popular chemistry books. == Biography == Born in Plymouth, England, Newth was the son of Dr. the Rev Samuel Newth (1821–1898), principal of New College London, a noted Biblical scholar, non-conformist and mathematician.〔Dr the Rev Samuel Newth mentioned in ("Broseley Local History Society - Congregationalists" )〕〔Registration details of G S Newth birth: Sup. Registrars District = Plymouth. Vol IX, page 370.〕〔Children of Samuel Newth including G S Newth: (Anglican Clergy Directory (NZ) )〕 Newth's address in 1871 was 25 Clifton Road, Marylebone when he lived with his parents. He lived with his wife Margaret in Ealing in 1891 and in 1901 they were living at Lyndhunt (or Lyndhurst) House, 222 Maldon Road, Croydon, Surrey.〔George Samuel Newth: UK Census records 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901; Margaret Newth: UK Census records 1881, 1891, 1901〕 Newth was also resident in either Godstone or Wallington ('The Sheilings' ) in Surrey between 1901-1910. Newth was a student (1869–1871) and demonstrator/lecturer and later examiner in Chemistry at the Royal College of Science in London (now Imperial College) from 1871 to 1909. He worked with other noted chemists including Edward Frankland and William A. Tilden. He was also, in his youth, a keen cyclist and his name and details of a race (in London) from Finchley to Welwyn and back appear in a copy of a US cycle magazine.〔(Wheel News ) ''The Wheelman'', p.234, 1883. "Mr. G. S. Newth, of New College, Hampstead, has accepted Mr. Wilson’s (“Faed’s”) challenge to riders of the “Otto” for a road race, in order to test the comparative speed of the “Otto” and the tricycle". The ('Otto' ) was a two wheeled machine known as a 'dicycle'.〕 A full and interesting account of this race is recorded in a New Zealand paper :〔('LAND & WATER. Otago Witness , Issue 1653, 28 July 1883, Page 20' )〕 Newth was also an amateur keeper of honey bees after 1898 and letters from him and a photograph of his bee hives at his home(s) in Wallington and Godstone in Surrey appear in the British Bee Keepers Journal 〔("British Bee Keepers Journal 1901 page 65" )〕 between 1901-1910. Other letters and replies to his communications can be accessed by searching on line .pdf copies of this journal with the term 'newth'. George Samuel Newth died in Hythe, Kent, England in 1936. No photographs have yet surfaced of him, although photographs of his father Samuel Newth are known 〔('Samuel Newth' )〕 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「George Samuel Newth」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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