IDENTIFIERS
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id:	156542
accession number:	CM.23-2005

DATE AUDIT
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created:	Saturday 6 August 2011
updated:	Thursday 30 June 2016

DESCRIPTIVE DATA
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object type: John Millar Thomson was a vigorous and well-liked chemist working in the field of crystallisation, and he ended his career as professor of Chemistry at King's College London. On his retirement in 1914, when he became Emeritus Professor, this medal was instituted in his honour for the student in each year who achieved the highest marks in the final year of the Special Honours course in Chemistry. It is still awarded today. This piece is a bronze specimen from the collection of the designer, Allan Gairdner Wyon.
title:	John Millar Thomson Medal for Chemistry

NOTES
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type: history note
value: From the estate of the late Mrs Venetia M. Watson, daughter of the artist


LICENSING
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text license status:	CC0
image license status:	CC-BY-NC-SA

OWNERSHIP
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instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum
department: Coins and Medals
collection:	Wyon Collection

STABLE URL
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url:	https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/156542





CATEGORIES
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category: medal

DATING
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creation date:	1914 - 1914
creation date earliest:	1914
creation date latest:	1914

CREATORS
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maker: Wyon, Allan Gairdner
maker: King's College London
maker: Thomson, John Millar, Professor


CITATIONS
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John Millar Thomson--1849-1933
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