William Ramsay

Sir William Xavier Ramsay
Ramsay in 1907
Born	(1852-10-02)2 October 1852 Glasgow, Scotland
Died	23 July 1916(1916-07-23) (aged 63) High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England
Nationality	Scottish
Citizenship	British
Alma mater	University of Glasgow (1866-9) Anderson's Institution, Glasgow (1869)[1] University of Tübingen (PhD 1873)
Known for	Noble gases
Awards	Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1904) Elliott Cresson Medal (1913)
Scientific career
Fields	Chemistry
Institutions	University of Glasgow (1874-80) University College, Bristol (1880–87) University College London (1887–1913)
Doctoral advisor	Wilhelm Rudolph Fittig
Doctoral students	Edward Charles Cyril Baly James Johnston Dobbie Jaroslav Heyrovský Otto Hahn

Sir William Ramsay KCB FRS (William Ramsay, Jr.; 2 October 1852 – 23 July 1916) was a Scottish chemist. Ramsay discovered the noble gases. He also helped discover several elements that are on our periodic table today. He received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1904 "in recognition of his services in the discovery of the inert gaseous elements in air" (along with Lord Rayleigh).

1. ↑ Thorburn Burns, D. (2011). "Robert Rattray Tatlock (1837-1934), Public Analyst for Glasgow" (PDF). Journal of the Association of Public Analysts. 39: 38–43. Retrieved 25 November 2011.