Arthur Connell

Biographical Summary

CONNELL, ARTHUR. 30/11/1794-31/10/1863. Ref: 342. Male.

• Place of Birth: Edinburgh.
• Place of Death: St Andrews, Fife.
• Profession: Advocate, Chemist.
• Appointments Held: Advocate 1817; Professor 1840-56, Chemistry, St Andrews University.
• Schools and Tutors: High School, Edinburgh.
• Undergraduate Studies: Edinburgh, Glasgow and Oxford Universities.
• Marital Status: Married (1863) Elizabeth Camilla Connell.
• Mother: Margaret Campbell.
• Father: Sir John Connell, Judge of the Admiralty Court.
• Other Family: Grandson of Sir Ilay Campbell of Succoth FRSE 1734-1823.
• References: Proc. Roy. Soc. 13, 1863-4, I; Proc Roy Soc Edinb, 5, 1862-6, 136-7; S Devlin-Thorp Scotland's Cultural Heritage, 1, 1981; F.J.Grant, 1944.
• Memberships: FRS (1855).
• Date of Election: 02/03/1829.
• Proposers: John Borthwick, 5/12/1828, (ms Proposal NLS Acc. 10,000/44) (Billet 19/1/1829, 2/2/1829, 16/2/1829).
• Service to the RSE: Councillor 1832-5.
• Fellow Type: OF.

SOURCE: Waterston, Charles D; Macmillan Shearer, A (July 2006). Biographical index of former fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1783-2002: Biographical Index. I. Edinburgh: The Royal Society of Edinburgh. ISBN 978-0-902198-84-5. page 199