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James Walker
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Born in Dundee, Angus and Dundee
Born on 6th of April 1863
Died on 6th of May 1935

Born 1863. Died 1935 - Scottish physical chemist.



Studied science at Edinburgh University. Research was mainly on the physical chemistry of aqueous solutions. Organised manufacture of TNT during WWI. Elected Fellow of the Royal Society in1900 and knighted in 1921.

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