William M. Ramsay

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William M. Ramsay


Born
in Glasgow, Scotland, The United Kingdom
March 15, 1851

Died
April 20, 1939

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Sir William Mitchell Ramsay, FBA was a Scottish archaeologist and New Testament scholar. By his death in 1939 he had become the foremost authority of his day on the history of Asia Minor and a leading scholar in the study of the New Testament. From the post of Professor of Classical Art and Architecture at Oxford, he was appointed Regius Professor of Humanity (the Latin Professorship) at Aberdeen. Knighted in 1906 to mark his distinguished service to the world of scholarship, Ramsay also gained three honourary fellowships from Oxford colleges, nine honourary doctorates from British, Continental and North American universities and became an honourary member of almost every association devoted to archaeology and historical research. He was on ...more

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“It cannot, of course, be stated with absolute certainty that no elements can combine with argon; but it appears at least improbable that any compounds will be formed.

[This held true for a century, until in Aug 2000, the first argon compound was formed, argon fluorohydride, HArF, but stable only below 40 K (−233 °C).]”
William Ramsay, The Gases Of The Atmosphere: The History of Their Discovery

“because they were more receptive”
William Mitchell Ramsay, The Letters to the Seven Churches of Asia: A History of the Early Church

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