Ivan Levinstein - Manchester, UK - Blue Plaques on Waymarking.com

"Ivan Levinstein (1845-1916) was a German born British chemist who pioneered the manufacture of synthetic dyes and helped develop the British chemical industry in the late nineteenth century. He was born in Charlottenburg, Germany, to the son of a Berlin Calico manufacturer, studied chemistry at the Gewerbeinstitut, which later became the Technical University of Berlin, before joining the family business. He developed Rosaline, an artificial magenta dye, Blackley blue dye, Manchester Brown and Manchester Yellow dyes and red azo dyes. He also acted as a spokesperson for the British chenmical industry expressing concerns about growing German competitiveness. He, founded in 1871 the Chemical Review, in 1881 was a founder of the Society of Chemical Industry in 1881 (serving as President between 1901 and 1903) and was a founder member of the Society of Dyers and Colourists in 1884" Link

The blue plaque is on the left of the Granby Row entrance to the building.

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IVAN LEVINSTEIN
1845-1916

Chemist and dyestuffs manufacturer
Blackley Works

A member of the City Education Committee,
he campaigned for a municipal technical
college, opened in this building in 1902
becoming the Faculty of Technology,
Manchester University 1905
the precursor of UMIST

Royal Society of Chemistry

Blue Plaque managing agency: Royal Society of Chemistry Individual Recognized: Ivan Levinstein Physical Address: University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology Granby Row Manchester, Greater Manchester United Kingdom Web Address: Not listed

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