Augustus George Vernon Harcourt | |
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![]() A. G. Vernon Harcourt | |
Born | London, England | 24 December 1834
Died | 23 August 1919 St Clare, Isle of Wight, England | (aged 84)
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
Known for | Chemical kinetics, iodine clock reaction |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physical chemistry |
Institutions | Christ Church, Oxford |
Doctoral advisor | Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie, 2nd Baronet[1] |
Doctoral students | Sir John Conroy[1] |
Augustus George Vernon Harcourt FRS (24 December 1834 – 23 August 1919) was an English chemist who spent his career at Oxford University. He was one of the first scientists to do quantitative work in the field of chemical kinetics. His uncle, William Vernon Harcourt (1789–1871), founded the British Association for the Advancement of Science.