Associated principally with the development of the chemical industry in Liverpool - James Muspratt (1793-1884) was the first person to make alkali on a large scale using the Leblanc Process - the three generations of the family also contributed to wider Victorian and Edwardian culture through their interests in politics, education, art, literature and theatre. This is the first study to present the history of the Muspratts as a family group and to consider the entrepreneurial spirit they brought to chemical manufacture in Britain and to their many other ventures.
Associated principally with the development of the chemical industry in Liverpool - James Muspratt (1793-1884) was the first person to make alkali on a large scale using the Leblanc Process - the three generations of the family also contributed to wider Victorian and Edwardian culture through their interests in politics, education, art, literature and theatre. This is the first study to present the history of the Muspratts as a family group and to consider the entrepreneurial spirit they brought to chemical manufacture in Britain and to their many other ventures.
An independent historian, Peter Reed has written and spoken widely on nineteenth-century science and technology, in particular chemistry, chemical technology, the environment and early chemical dictionaries. It was while working for National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside that his interest in industrial archaeology and history began. He is an active member of the Royal Society of Chemistry Historical Group, Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry and Newcomen Society. His book Acid Rain and the Rise of the Environmental Chemist in Nineteenth-Century Britain: The Life and Work of Robert Angus Smith was published with Ashgate in 2014.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction, family firms and entrepreneurship James Muspratt and the early years, 1793-1822 Entrepreneurial spirit to the fore and overseas disputes, 1822-1840 Gentrification with Seaforth Hall and conflict in the North American trade, 1841-1851 Business expansion and changes in leadership, 1852-1870 Causing a nuisance! 'The monster nuisance of all' The Muspratts and advancements in education Sheridan's pursuit of chemistry Patronage of the arts Business uncertainty and the United Alkali Company, 1871-1890 Political aspirations and civic responsibilities Innovation, war and further business rationalization, 1891-1926 End of a dynasty, 1926-1934 The Muspratt legacy and the epilogue Muspratt bibliography General bibliography Index.
Introduction, family firms and entrepreneurship James Muspratt and the early years, 1793-1822 Entrepreneurial spirit to the fore and overseas disputes, 1822-1840 Gentrification with Seaforth Hall and conflict in the North American trade, 1841-1851 Business expansion and changes in leadership, 1852-1870 Causing a nuisance! 'The monster nuisance of all' The Muspratts and advancements in education Sheridan's pursuit of chemistry Patronage of the arts Business uncertainty and the United Alkali Company, 1871-1890 Political aspirations and civic responsibilities Innovation, war and further business rationalization, 1891-1926 End of a dynasty, 1926-1934 The Muspratt legacy and the epilogue Muspratt bibliography General bibliography Index.
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