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1893-
Labourer and Keeper at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo
Labourer and Keeper at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo
Labourer in the Works Department at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo
Children's Zoo Helper at ZSL London Zoo
Sir William Henry Perkin was a British chemist and entrepreneur best known for his discovery of the first commercial synthetic organic dye, mauveine, made from aniline. Though he failed in trying to synthesis quinine for the treatment of malaria, he became successful in the field of dyes after his first discovery at the age of 18
Shift Engineer in the Aquarium, later Labourer, Stoker and Zoo Technician at ZSL London Zoo