William Johnston of Woodslee, Bromborough, Cheshire (1841–1917) was an early benefactor of the University of Liverpool in Liverpool, England. He was a wealthy Northern Irish ship owner[1] who began business in Liverpool in 1863. The Johnston Laboratories[2] and the Johnston Chair of Biochemistry[3] (the first chair in biochemistry to be established in the UK, in 1903) were named after him. He funded the chair as part of a £25,000- philanthropic gift.
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- ^ "Johnston Line".
- ^ "Opening of the Johnston Laboratories for Medical Research in the University College, Liverpool". Nature. 68 (1750). London: Nature Publishing Group: 43–44. 14 May 1903. Bibcode:1903Natur..68...43.. doi:10.1038/068043a0. ISSN 1476-4687.
- ^ "Emeritus Professors, Professors and Honorary Graduates". University of Liverpool. Archived from the original on 27 April 2009. Retrieved 16 April 2008.
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