James Irvine (chemist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

James Irvine (chemist)

Scottish chemist

Date of Birth: 09-May-1877

Place of Birth: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 12-Jun-1952

Profession: chemist, university teacher

Nationality: Scotland

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Sir James Colquhoun Irvine KBE JP PhD (Leipzig) DL DSc BSc FRS FRSE FEIS (9 May 1877 – 12 June 1952) was a Scottish organic chemist and Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of St Andrews from 1921 until his death.
As a research chemist, Irvine worked on the application of methylation techniques to carbohydrates, and isolated the first methylated sugars, trimethyl and tetramethyl glucose.