Hugh Marshall
Hugh Marshall | |
|---|---|
| Professor of Chemistry, University College, Dundee | |
| In office 1908 – 5 September 1913 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 January 1868 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Died | 5 September 1913 (aged 45) London, England |
| Occupation | Chemist |
Hugh Marshall (7 January 1868 – 5 September 1913) was a Scottish chemist who discovered persulphates in 1891. He was the inventor of Marshall's acid. In 1902 he proposed the modified sign of equality which became standard in chemistry to represent dynamic equilibrium.
