Frederick Guthrie, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Frederick Guthrie

British physicist

Date of Birth: 15-Oct-1833

Place of Birth: London

Date of Death: 21-Oct-1886

Profession: scientist, writer, physicist, chemist, university teacher, academic

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Prof Frederick Guthrie FRS FRSE (15 October 1833 – 21 October 1886) was a British physicist and chemist and academic author. He was the son of Alexander Guthrie, a London tradesman, and the younger brother of mathematician Francis Guthrie.
Along with William Fletcher Barrett he founded the Physical Society of London (now the Institute of Physics) in 1874 and was president of the society from 1884 till 1886.
He believed that science should be based on experimentation rather than discussion.