Blue plaque honours founder of the Chemical Society set up 185 years ago

Robert Warington, the founder of the Chemical Society, the predecessor of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), has been honoured with a blue plaque by the Otter Valley Association

The plaque was unveiled on 16 March to honour the achievements of Warington (1807–1867) by past president of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) Gill Reid and Warington’s great, great granddaughter, Sheila Salmon, at his home in Budleigh Salterton, UK.