Prof Edmund Albert Letts FRSE FCS FIC (27 August 1852-19 February 1918) was a 19th-century English chemist. He was a pioneer of analytical chemistry. The Letts Nitrile Synthesis is named after him. He spent much time analysing the content of carbon dioxide in air and water and the latter part of his life looked at pollution in tidal waters. Queens University Belfast give a Letts Chemical Research Scholarship in his memory.
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27 August 1852
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Died |
19 February 1918 (aged 65)
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Zodiac | Virgo |
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