William_Dickson_(chemist)
William Dickson (chemist)
Scottish chemist and educator
William Dickson TD MBE FRSE FRSC (23 January 1905 – 21 October 1992) was a Scottish chemist and educator. He was the only British schoolteacher to be elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry.
He was proud of his fishing heritage. A keen fisherman he held the claim to fame for catching one of Scotland’s largest ever halibut 77 pounds (35 kg).[1] He believed that education, and teaching, should be enjoyable. His nickname amongst pupils was Cappy Dick.