Biography of Raphael Meldola (1849-1915) who was a British chemist and entomologist. Chapters include information on when he was Professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of London from 1912-15 as well a sections on his work as a chemical investigator, naturalist and astronomer.

Of Spanish and Portuguese Jewish descent, Meldola was the first president of the Maccabaeans, an Anglo-Jewish friendly society established in 1894. This fraternal organization is open to persons of the Jewish faith who adhere to the Zionist Movement with intentions of resettling Jews in Palestine.

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