Frederick G. Donnan

Professor
Frederick G. Donnan
CBE FRS FRSE
Professor Frederick G. Donnan CBE FRS FRSE
	Donnan in 1927
Born	Frederick George Donnan; 6 September 1870; Colombo, British Ceylon
Died	16 December 1956 (aged 86); Canterbury, England
Alma mater	Queen's College, Belfast (BA); Leipzig University (PhD)
Known for	Donnan potential; Gibbs–Donnan effect
Awards	FRS (1911); Order of the British Empire (1920); Longstaff Prize (1924); Davy Medal (1928); FRSE (1936);
	Scientific career
Fields	Chemistry
Institutions	University College London; University of Liverpool
Doctoral advisor	Wilhelm Ostwald
Other academic advisors	J. H. van't Hoff
Doctoral students	Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar; Jaroslav Heyrovský

Frederick George Donnan (6 September 1870 – 16 December 1956) was a Ceylonese-born British chemist who is known for the Gibbs–Donnan effect describing ionic transport in cells. He spent most of his career at University College London.

Professor Frederick G. Donnan CBE FRS FRSE
Donnan in 1927
Born	Frederick George Donnan (1870-09-06)6 September 1870 Colombo, British Ceylon
Died	16 December 1956(1956-12-16) (aged 86) Canterbury, England
Alma mater	Queen's College, Belfast (BA) Leipzig University (PhD)
Known for	Donnan potential Gibbs–Donnan effect
Awards	FRS (1911) Order of the British Empire (1920) Longstaff Prize (1924) Davy Medal (1928) FRSE (1936)
Scientific career
Fields	Chemistry
Institutions	University College London University of Liverpool
Doctoral advisor	Wilhelm Ostwald
Other academic advisors	J. H. van't Hoff
Doctoral students	Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar Jaroslav Heyrovský