Alexander William Bickerton
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 95 years ago |
| Date of birth | January 7,1842 |
| Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
| Born | Alton |
| United Kingdom | |
| Date of died | January 21,1929 |
| Died | London |
| United Kingdom | |
| Known for | Partial impact theory |
| Academic advisors | Thomas Henry Huxley |
| John Tyndall | |
| Edward Frankland | |
| Job | Professor |
| Physicist | |
| Chemist | |
| Education | Royal School of Mines |
| University of Canterbury | |
| Books | The Romance of the Heavens |
| The Romance of the Earth | |
| The Birth of Worlds and Systems | |
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| ID | 544708 |
Alexander William Bickerton Life story
Professor Alexander William Bickerton was the first professor of Chemistry at Canterbury College in Christchurch, New Zealand. He is best known for teaching and mentoring Ernest Rutherford. He was a natural teacher though an eccentric one, who taught science in an exciting way.
