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| David Ferrier |
David Ferrier (1843-1924) was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, in 1843. While he was a medical student, Ferrier began to work as a scientific assistant to the influent free-thinking philosopher and psychologist Alexander Bain (1818-1903), one of the founders of associative psychology. Around 1860, psychology as a science was getting its start mostly in Germany, with the scientifically rigorous research of Hermann von Helmholtz (1821-1894), who as trained as a physicist, and of Wilhelm Wundt (1832-1920). They focused their work mainly in the area of sensory psychophysiology, because it was the most adequate one for the approach based on the paradigms of experimental physics. Both researchers worked at the University of Heidelberg, and this probably led Bain to instigate young Ferrier to spend a time in their laboratories, a decision which was certainly important for his late development as a neuroscientist. (references) |
| Ferrier rearrangement |
In this example of a Ferrier rearrangement tri-O-acetyl-D-glucal (OAc stands for acetate groups) reacts with methanol as the aglycon and Indium chloride as a Lewis acid in dichloromethane to a mixture 7:1 of the α (1) and β (2) anomer. (references) |
| Freeman Ferrier Treleaven |
Freeman Ferrier Treleaven, Q.C. (October 8 1884 - October 30 1952) was a lawyer and Canadian politician. (references) |
| James Ferrier (Canadian senator) |
James Ferrier (22 October, 1800 - 30 May, 1888) was a Scottish-Canadian politician. (references) |
| James Frederick Ferrier |
James Frederick Ferrier (June 16, 1808 - June 11, 1864), Scottish metaphysical writer, was born in Edinburgh, the son of John Ferrier, writer to the signet. His mother was a sister of John Wilson (Christopher North). (references) |
| Jim Ferrier |
Jim Ferrier (1915-1986) was an Australian golfer from Manly, New South Wales. (references) |
| Kathleen Ferrier |
Kathleen Mary Ferrier (22 April 1912 - 8 October 1953), was a British contralto born in Preston, Lancashire, England. (references) |
| Kathleen Ferrier Award |
Prestigious contest for Opera singers held each year in England. (references) |
| Paul Ferrier |
Paul Ferrier (March 29, 1843 - 1928), French dramatist, was born at Montpellier. (references) |
| Susan Edmonstoune Ferrier |
Susan Edmonstoune Ferrier (1782 - 1854), novelist, daughter of James Ferrier, one of the principal clerks of the Court of Session, in which office he was the colleague of Sir Walter Scott. Miss Ferrier wrote three excellent novels, Marriage (1818), The Inheritance (1824), and Destiny (1831), all characterised by racy humour and acute character-painting. Her cheerful and tactful friendship helped to soothe the last days of Sir Walter Scott. (references) |
| Walter Frederick Ferrier |
Walter Frederick Ferrier (1865 - 1950) was a Canadian geologist and mining engineer. (references) |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.
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