Playfair, Lyon Playfair, baron, 1818-1898

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Scottish scientist, liberal politician and Postmaster General under Prime Minister Gladstone.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : [London?], to an unidentified man, 1871 Dec. 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 608229793

Statesman, scientist.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : to Henry Austin, [1865] Mar. 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270617649

From the description of Autograph letters signed (6) : to Prof. Knight, 1881-1898. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270617644

Chemist and Fellow of the Royal Society.

From the description of Papers, 1841-1898. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83317584

Scottish chemist.

From the description of Papers, 1855-1861. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 35253440

Chemist.

From the description of Letter of Lyon Playfair, Baron Playfair, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79449386
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referencedIn Campbell, Francis Joseph, Sir, 1834-1914. Papers of Sir Francis Joseph Campbell, 1870-1935. Library of Congress
referencedIn Marshall, Alice Kahler,. Feminist graphics collection, 1867-1978. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
referencedIn Smith, David Eugene, 1860-1944,. Historical papers, [ca. 1400-1899]. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Playfair, R. Lambert (Robert Lambert), Sir, 1828-1899. Autograph letter signed : St. Andrews, Fife, to Professor Knight, 1898 June 8. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Playfair, Lyon Playfair, Baron, 1818-1898. Autograph letter signed : to Henry Austin, [1865] Mar. 18. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Playfair, Lyon Playfair, Baron, 1818-1898. Letter: 1867 June 8, 14 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh, to David Laing / Lyon Playfair. University of Edinburgh - Main Library, Edinburgh University Library
creatorOf Playfair, Lyon Playfair, Baron, 1818-1898. Letter: 1861 Oct. 30, Edinburgh, to David Laing / Lyon Playfair. University of Edinburgh - Main Library, Edinburgh University Library
referencedIn Rawlins, Ray E. D., 1917-1979,. Collection of autographs of scientists, 1772-1973. American Philosophical Society Library
creatorOf Playfair, Lyon Playfair, Baron, 1818-1898. Lectures on organic chemistry : [Edinburgh] / Baron Lyon P. Playfair, 1861-1862. National Library of Medicine
referencedIn Joule, James Prescott, 1818-1889. Papers, 1844-1848. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
referencedIn Thomas F. Bayard Papers, 1780-1899, (bulk 1860-1889) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Brown, Alexander, 1843-1906,. Papers of the Rives, Sears and Rhinelander families [manuscript], 1829-1923. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Tyndall, John, 1820-1893. Papers. Smithsonian Institution. Libraries
referencedIn Hill, Frank Harrison, 1830-1910. Frank Harrison Hill London Daily News papers, 1870-1876. Rice University, Fondren Library
creatorOf Playfair, Lyon Playfair, Baron, 1818-1898. Papers, 1841-1898. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
creatorOf Playfair, Lyon Playfair, Baron, 1818-1898. Letter of Lyon Playfair, Baron Playfair, undated. Library of Congress
creatorOf Dumaresq family. Papers, 1845-1929. Boston Athenaeum
creatorOf Playfair, Lyon, 1818-1898. Letter, 1862-1893. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Playfair, Lyon, 1818-1898. [Letter, 1879]. Boston Athenaeum
creatorOf Arnold, Matthew, 1822-1888. Letter to Lyon Playfair [manuscript] 1883 Nov. 7. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Playfair, Lyon Playfair, Baron, 1818-1898. Autograph letters signed (6) : to Prof. Knight, 1881-1898. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Playfair, Lyon Playfair, Baron, 1818-1898. Letters. Smithsonian Institution. Libraries
creatorOf Playfair, Lyon Playfair, Baron, 1818-1898. Autograph letter signed : [London?], to an unidentified man, 1871 Dec. 14. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Playfair, Lyon Playfair, Baron, 1818-1898. Papers, 1855-1861. Duke University, Medical Center Library & Archives
referencedIn Thomas F. Bayard Papers, 1780-1899, (bulk 1860-1889) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Gideon Maria Boissevain letter to Lyon Playfair, undated New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Album materials, 1777-1925 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn American Philosophical Society Library. Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collection. 1668-1983. American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Collection of autographs of scientists, 1772-1973, 1772-1973 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Richard Owen papers, 1827-1889, 1827-1889 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Autograph File, P, 1554-2005. Houghton Library
referencedIn Phillips Brooks papers Houghton Library
referencedIn Ralph Waldo Emerson letters from various correspondents, ca. 1814-1882. Houghton Library
referencedIn Records of the University of Edinburgh, 1582- Edinburgh University Library
referencedIn Clarke, James Freeman, 1810-1888. Additional correspondence, 1787-1886 Houghton Library
referencedIn John Bowring letters from various correspondents, 1798-1865. Houghton Library
referencedIn James Russell Lowell additional papers, 1802-1898. Houghton Library
referencedIn Josephine Butler Letters Collection, c.1816-1907 The Women' s Library
referencedIn Papers of Robert Lambert Playfair and other members of the Playfair family, 1806-1898 University of St Andrews
referencedIn Letters of James Playfair and Lyon Playfair, 1810 and 1856., 1810, 1856, 1873. University of St Andrews
referencedIn Scientists Collection, 1563-1973 American Philosophical Society
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associatedWith Agassiz, Louis, 1807-1873 person
associatedWith Arnold, Matthew, 1822-1888. person
associatedWith Austin, Henry, person
associatedWith Banks, Joseph, Sir, 1743-1820 person
correspondedWith Bayard, Thomas F. (Thomas Francis), 1828-1898. person
associatedWith Biddulph, Thomas Myddleton, Sir, 1809-1878. person
associatedWith Boissevain, G. M., 1837-1925 person
associatedWith Bowring, John, Sir, 1792-1872 person
correspondedWith Brooks, Phillips, 1835-1893 person
associatedWith Brunton, T. Lauder (Thomas Lauder), Sir, 1844-1916. person
associatedWith Campbell, Francis Joseph, Sir, 1834-1914. person
associatedWith Clarke, James Freeman, 1810-1888 person
associatedWith Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839 person
associatedWith Coues, Elliott, 1842-1899 person
associatedWith Cuvier, Georges, Baron, 1769-1832 person
associatedWith Darlington, William, 1782-1863 person
associatedWith Dibner, Bern, person
associatedWith Dumaresq family. family
associatedWith Edison, Thomas A., (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931 person
associatedWith Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955 person
correspondedWith Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882 person
associatedWith Everett, Edward, 1794-1865 person
associatedWith Fitch, John person
associatedWith Genth, F. A., (Frederick Augustus), 1820-1893 person
associatedWith Gray, Asa, 1810-1888 person
associatedWith Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872 person
associatedWith Harding, Warren G. person
correspondedWith Hill, Frank Harrison, 1830-1910. person
associatedWith Industrial Art Exhibition. corporateBody
associatedWith James Playfair, Lyon Playfair person
associatedWith Joule, James Prescott, 1818-1889. person
associatedWith Knight, William Angus, 1836-1916, person
correspondedWith Lowell, James Russell, 1819-1891 person
associatedWith Marshall, Alice Kahler, person
associatedWith McCrindle, Joseph F., person
associatedWith Newcomb, Simon person
associatedWith Newton, Isaac, Sir, 1642-1727 person
associatedWith Owen, Richard, 1804-1892 person
associatedWith Playfair, R. Lambert (Robert Lambert), Sir, 1828-1899. person
associatedWith Poinsett, Joel Roberts, 1779-1851 person
associatedWith Rawlins, Ray E. D., 1917-1979, person
associatedWith Rawlins, Ray, 1917- person
associatedWith Rittenhouse, David, 1732-1796 person
associatedWith Robert Lambert Playfair and other members of the Playfair family family
associatedWith Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813 person
associatedWith Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe, 1793-1864 person
associatedWith Seybert, Adam, 1773-1825 person
associatedWith Smith, David Eugene, 1860-1944, person
associatedWith Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866 person
associatedWith Stevens, Henry person
associatedWith Sully, Thomas, 1783-1872 person
associatedWith Thomson, Charles, 1729-1824 person
associatedWith Tyndall, John, 1820-1893. person
associatedWith University of Edinburgh. corporateBody
associatedWith University of St. Andrews. corporateBody
associatedWith Waterton, Charles, 1782-1865 person
associatedWith Wayne, Anthony person
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Birth 1818-05-01

Death 1898-05-29

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