Alexander Scott (28 December 1853–10 March 1947) was a Scottish chemist who served as Director of Scientific Research at the British Museum.
He determined the atomic weights of several elements: potassium (1879), sodium (1879), manganese (1881), carbon -re-evaluation (1897), tellurium (1902), nitrogen (1905).
[2] From 1868 he studied science at the University of Edinburgh under Fleeming Jenkin, James Dewar and Alexander Crum Brown.
In 1919 he became Director of Scientific Research at the British Museum, one of the most prestigious jobs in his field in the world.
His initial task involved studying the deterioration of multiple objects stored in "safe" but damp conditions through the war.