Thomas Martin Lowry | |
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![]() Lowry, c. 1910 | |
Born | |
Died | 2 November 1936 Cambridge, UK | (aged 62)
Nationality | British |
Known for | Brønsted–Lowry acid–base theory |
Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society[1] |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physical chemistry |
Doctoral advisor | Henry Edward Armstrong |
Thomas Martin Lowry CBE FRS[1] (/ˈlaʊri/; 26 October 1874 – 2 November 1936) was an English physical chemist who developed the Brønsted–Lowry acid–base theory simultaneously with and independently of Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted and was a founder-member and president (1928–1930) of the Faraday Society.[2]