Frederic Muspratt (2 February 1825 – November 1872) was a chemist and industrialist who established a chemical factory in Widnes, Lancashire, England.
He was born in Liverpool, the third son of James Muspratt and his wife Julia Josephine née Connor.
His father was also a chemical industrialist who had established factories in Liverpool, St Helens and Newton-le-Willows.
Richard was sent by his father to study chemistry under Justus von Liebig at the University of Giessen in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany.
[1] In 1852 with financial support from his father he set up a factory in Wood End, Widnes, manufacturing alkali by the Leblanc process.