John Conroy (chemist)
| Sir John Conroy, 3rd Baronet | |
|---|---|
| Born |
16 August 1845 Kensington, London, England |
| Died | 15 December 1900 (aged 55) Rome, Italy |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
| Known for | Optical measurements |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physical chemistry, analytical chemistry |
| Institutions | Balliol College, Oxford |
| Doctoral advisor | Augustus George Vernon Harcourt |
| Doctoral students | Sir Harold Brewer Hartley |
Sir John Conroy, 3rd Baronet, FRS (16 August 1845 – 15 December 1900) was an English analytical chemist.
Conroy was born in Kensington, west London, the son of Sir Edward Conroy, 2nd Baronet (1809–1869) and Lady Alicia Conroy. He was educated at Eton College and then Christ Church, Oxford, also the college of his father, where he read Natural Science, gaining a first class degree in 1868. His tutor was the chemical kinetics pioneer Augustus George Vernon Harcourt FRS.
He lived mostly with his mother at Arborfield Grange in Berkshire until 1880. His scientific interests were in analytical chemistry, especially optical measurements. He worked mainly in a laboratory at Christ Church in Oxford. He had teaching posts at Keble College (1880–90), and Balliol College and Trinity College (1886–1900). He worked at the Balliol-Trinity Laboratories with Sir Harold Hartley and others. In 1890, he became a Fellow of Balliol College. In 1891, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society.
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