Charles Macintosh

Charles Macintosh
Portrait of Macintosh by John Graham-Gilbert
Born29 December 1766
Glasgow, Scotland
Died25 July 1843(1843-07-25) (aged 76)
Glasgow, Scotland
NationalityBritish
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh
Engineering career
Significant advanceInvented the waterproof raincoat in 1824
The grave of Charles Macintosh, Glasgow Cathedral (left). Provost Anderson's tomb, Glasgow Cathedral (right): Macintosh is listed on the right as his great grandson.

Charles Macintosh FRS (29 December 1766 – 25 July 1843) was a Scottish chemist and the inventor of the modern waterproof raincoat. The Mackintosh raincoat (the variant spelling is now standard) is named after him.

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