William Francis (chemist)

William Francis (16 February 1817 – 19 January 1904) was a British chemist, scientific author and publisher.

[1][2] He was born in London, the illegitimate son of Richard Taylor (1781–1858),[3] an English naturalist and publisher of scientific journals, and Frances Marshall Francis (1797–1854).

He attended University College School before studying abroad in France and Germany.

He translated and published many works on chemistry.

[5] In 1862 he married Isabella Gray Taunton (1841–1899); their children born in Richmond were William (1864), Isabella (1868), Lucy (1872).