Arthur John Allmand

Arthur John Allmand was an English chemist, professor of King's College London.

Allmand was born in 1885 at Wrexham, England, however he always said he was Welsh. His father was a flour miller called Frank Allmand. He studied at the University of Liverpool starting in 1902, and attained honours in 1905. In 1906 he undertook an M.Sc, and in 1910 a Doctor of Science. He then went to Karlsruhe and Dresden Germany from 1910 to 1912.

From 1913 to 1919 he was an assistant lecturer at University of Liverpool. He was in Germany at the start of World War I in 1914, and had to escape the country via Poland, Russia and Sweden. During the war he had the job as Assistant Chemical Advisor, where he had to overcome chemical warfare. A Military Cross was awarded to him in 1916.

His next job was the Professor of Chemistry in King’s College, London starting in 1919 until 1950, when he retired. During this time he also served as Dean of the faculty, and was also titled as "Senior Professor".

In 1929 he was elected as a fellow of the Royal Society. He was president of the Faraday Society from 1947 to 1948. He served as vice-president of the Chemical Society. He was also a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chemistry, a member of Electroplaters Technical Society, American Chemical Society and the Deutsche Bunsen Gesellschaft.

He studied electrochemistry and photochemistry.

He married Mile Marguerite Marie S. Malicorne in 1920 and had three children, Marguerite, Michael, and Christopher. A Victoria Cross was awarded posthumously to Michael, and was presented to his family by King George VI at Buckingham Palace on 17 July 1945.

A. J. Allmand died in 1951 after a botched operation.