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Sir William Ramsay Online Exhibition - Biography (711 words) |
 | Sir William Ramsay was born in Glasgow in October, 1952. |
| Ramsay was elected to the Chair of Chemistry at UCL in 1887. |
| Ramsay was a well-loved figure among UCL staff and students, who affectionately called him 'The Chief.' He ran a democratic lab where undergraduates worked alongside senior students and researchers. |
| Clan Ramsay (559 words) |
| William's son, also William de Ramsay, was a member of the Council of Magnates of the Realm in 1255 and in 1260. |
| Sir Alexander, the elder son, was Warden of the Middle Marshes, in command of men of Lothian, and one of the Regent's chief commanders at Borough Muir, where England's ally, the Flemish Army, was defeated. |
| Sir William Douglas was so outraged by the appointments, that he sought revenge by capturing Sir Alexander and imprisoning him in the dungeon of Hermitage Castle where he was left to starve. |
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