George Barger

George Barger FRS FRSE FCS LLD (4 April 1878 – 5 January 1939) was a British chemist.

George Barger in the 1920s

Life

He was born to an English mother, Eleanor Higginbotham, and Gerrit Barger, a Dutch engineer in Manchester, England.[1]

He was educated at Utrecht and The Hague High School and King's College, Cambridge.[2] His main work focused on the study of alkaloids and investigations of simple nitrogenous compounds of biological importance. Barger identified tyramine as one of the compounds responsible for the biological activity of ergot extracts. He also made significant contributions to the synthesis of thyroxine.[3] and vitamin B₁

In 1936 and 1937 he worked with Joseph John Blackie searching for materials for research.[4]

Barger was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in May, 1919 and awarded their Davy Medal in 1938.[5][5][6]

Barger was married to Florence Emily Thomas in 1904 and had two sons and one daughter.

He died at Aeschi, Switzerland.

Positions

Regius Professor of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, 1937–1939
Professor of chemistry in relation to medicine, University of Edinburgh, 1919–1937
Professor of chemistry, Royal Holloway College, University of London, 1913–1914
Head of Chemical Department, Goldsmiths' College, 1909–1913
Fellow of King's College, Cambridge, 1903–1909

Publications

Some Applications of Organic Chemistry to Biology and Chemistry (1930)
Organic Chemistry for Medical Students (1932)[1]

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References

Former Fellows of The Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783 – 2002. royalsoced.org.uk
"Barger, George (BRGR897G)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
Harington, C. R.; Barger, G. (1927). "Chemistry of Thyroxine: Constitution and Synthesis of Thyroxine". The Biochemical Journal. 21 (1): 169–183. doi:10.1042/bj0210169. PMC 1251886. PMID 16743801.
Percival, E. G. V.; Jordan, L. A. (1947). "Obituary notices: Joseph John Blackie, 1895–1946; Robert Selby Morrell, 1867–1946". J. Chem. Soc.: 432–433. doi:10.1039/JR9470000432.
Dale, H. H. (1940). "George Barger. 1878-1939". Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society. 3 (8): 63–85. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1940.0006.
"Library and Archive Catalogue". Royal Society.

Bibliography

Britons discover synthetic thyroxin, T.R. Ybarra, New York Times, Sunday 12 December 1927

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[r1-1] Former Fellows of The Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783 – 2002. royalsoced.org.uk

[2] "Barger, George (BRGR897G)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.

[3] Harington, C. R.; Barger, G. (1927). "Chemistry of Thyroxine: Constitution and Synthesis of Thyroxine". The Biochemical Journal. 21 (1): 169–183. doi:10.1042/bj0210169. PMC 1251886. PMID 16743801.

[4] Percival, E. G. V.; Jordan, L. A. (1947). "Obituary notices: Joseph John Blackie, 1895–1946; Robert Selby Morrell, 1867–1946". J. Chem. Soc.: 432–433. doi:10.1039/JR9470000432.

[frs-5] Dale, H. H. (1940). "George Barger. 1878-1939". Obituary Notices of Fellows of the Royal Society. 3 (8): 63–85. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1940.0006.

[6] "Library and Archive Catalogue". Royal Society.