Sir William Cecil Dampier FRS[1] (born William Cecil Dampier Whetham) (27 December 1867 – 11 December 1952)[1] was a British scientist, agriculturist, and science historian who developed a method of extracting lactose (milk sugar) from whey.
In 1886, he entered Trinity College, Cambridge and in 1889 commenced his varied researches in the Cavendish Laboratory.
This was followed in 1929 by his frequently reprinted and translated A History of Science, and its Relations with Philosophy and Religion.
[14] Catherine had studied for the natural science tripos at Newnham College, Cambridge, from 1889–92.
[16] They had one son[citation needed] and four daughters, including the economist Edith Holt Whetham.