William Johnston of Liverpool explained

William Johnston of Woodslee, Bromborough, Cheshire (1841–1917) was an early benefactor of the University of Liverpool in Liverpool, England. He was a wealthy Northern Irish ship owner[1] who began business in Liverpool in 1863. The Johnston Laboratories[2] and the Johnston Chair of Biochemistry[3] (the first chair in biochemistry to be established in the UK, in 1903) were named after him. He funded the chair as part of a £25,000- philanthropic gift.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Johnston Line .
  2. 14 May 1903 . Opening of the Johnston Laboratories for Medical Research in the University College, Liverpool . . . London . 10.1038/068043a0 . 1476-4687 . 68 . 43–44 . 1750 . 1903Natur..68...43. . free .
  3. Web site: Emeritus Professors, Professors and Honorary Graduates . . 16 April 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090427163415/http://www.liv.ac.uk/commsec/calendar_07_08/emprofs_profs_hongrads.htm . 27 April 2009 .

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