Historedia
Person

William Henry Perkin

Events
1
Episodes
1
Years
1856

Every event in Historedia whose sources name William Henry Perkin, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. William Perkin discovers mauveine

    1856

    Role: Discoverer

    1. 1856 · Cable Street, east LondonDiscovery of Mauveine

      Perkin discovered mauveine serendipitously in 1856 while attempting to synthesize quinine.

Sources

  1. Mauveine Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-10
  2. William Henry Perkin Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-02