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Code	DS/UK/242
Name	Abel; Sir; Frederick Augustus (1827-1902); 1st baronet; chemist and explosives expert
Dates and Places	b. 17 Jul 1827, Woolwich; d. 6 Sep 1902, London
Surname	Abel
Forenames	Frederick Augustus
History	Chemist to the war department at Woolwich in January 1856, retiring in 1888. Abel became the organizing secretary of the Imperial Institute from 1887, remaining honorary secretary and director from its opening in 1893 until 1901 when it was transferred to the Board of Trade. He was made CB in 1877, knighted in 1883, KCB in 1891, a baronet in 1893, and GCVO in 1901.
Rules	International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997
Source	ODNB: https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/30319
Source	VIAF: 67206005

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Reference	Title	Date
MCR/1/1/38	Imperial Institute: Reports	4 Jun 1891-27 Dec 1902

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