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Sir William Henry Perkin

Stuff You Missed in History Class

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William Henry Perkin, a 14 Year Old Photographer

William henry perkin was born on march twelfth, 18 38. His father was george fowler perkin, who was a carpenter and a builder. He attended the arbor terrace school in shadwell, london. And william was a very smart kid. Pretty much every biography of him just mentions how curious and intellectual he was for a child. The moment that got him passionately interested chemistry took place when he was 12 years old.

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