Arthur Herbert Church

He was also a talented artist and worked as a professor of chemistry at the Agricultural College in Cirencester and then at the Royal Academy of Arts.

He spent four years from 1851 to 1855 at the Royal College of Chemistry where he, under A. W. Hofmann, studied alongside William Henry Perkin with whom he published his first research paper.

These associations led to work that included analysis of plants, soil, and minerals, extending into gemstones, porcelain and pigments.

He examined the red water-soluble plumage of a West African Tauraco after being introduced to it by W. B. Tegetmeier and found that the pigment had 5.8% copper.

[5][6] In 1879, Church became the first professor of chemistry at the Royal Academy of Arts where he took a special interest in pigments, glazes and other matters.