Arthur George Perkin

Arthur George Perkin
Born	13 December 1861 Sudbury, London
Died	1937 (aged 75–76) Leeds
Nationality	British
Fields	Colour Chemistry and Dyeing
Notable awards	Davy Medal (1924)
Spouse	Annie Florence Bedford

Arthur George Perkin, DSc, FRS (1861–1937) was an English chemist and Professor of Colour Chemistry and Dyeing at the University of Leeds.

Perkin was the second son of Sir William Henry Perkin, FRS, who founded the aniline dye industry, and was born on 13 December 1861 at Sudbury, close to his father's dyeworks at Greenford. His brother was William Henry Perkin, Jr., FRS, Professor of Chemistry at Manchester and Oxford universities. He was educated at the City of London School (1872–1878).

Perkin married Annie Florence Bedford in 1887 and is buried with his wife in Adel Churchyard, Leeds.

Perkin entered the Royal College of Chemistry (now part of Imperial College London) in 1878 where he published his first paper at the age of 19. After a year (1880–81) at Anderson's College, Glasgow (now part of the University of Strathclyde), Perkin joined the Dyeing Department at the Yorkshire College, Leeds as a Clothworkers Scholar in 1881. For 10 years from 1882 Perkin worked in industry for Hardman and Holden Ltd in Manchester.

In 1892 Perkin returned to the Yorkshire College as a Lecturer and research chemist. In 1904 the Yorkshire College became the University of Leeds and Perkin was appointed Professor of Colour Chemistry and Dyeing there in 1916. He retired in 1926 with the title Emeritus Professor. In the following year the university awarded him the honorary degree of DSc

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