18. E. C. Cooper, A Short History 1852–1928 to which I am indebted for my
understanding of the early history of Victoria College. http://
members.societe-jersiaise.org/whitsco/vicinfo3.htm. Victoria College, Le
Mont Millais, St. Helier, Jersey. JE1 4HT. http://vcj.sch.je. The Victoria
College Register Index (1852–1929) can be found at; http://
members.societe-jersiaise.org/whitsco/VCIndex1.htm.
19. Austen entered in 1889, (VC i 2268) and left in 1896. ‘Bertie’ entered in
1890, (VC i 2295) and left in 1898, whilst Robert entered in 1894 (VC i
2470) and left in 1901—part of an intake of just 37.
20. Who, despite his fine Welsh name, was born in England(!) in 1865.
21. A popular account of Perkin’s life is here; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_
William_Henry_Perkin.
22. A. Dronsfield, ‘Chemical Warfare’, Chemistry World, Letters, 6, 37,
(February 2009).
23. Ralph C. Chirnside’s sensitive Obituary of Robert appeared in; R.
C. Chirnside, ’Robert Le Rossignol, 1884–1976’, Chemistry in Britain, 13,
269–271, (1977). Chirnside was a long-time friend and colleague of Robert
from their time together at the GEC laboratories. The Obituary was based
upon a tape-recorded interview he conducted with Robert on 29 March
1976, a few weeks before Robert died. The interview was not meant to form
the basis of an obituary however, but rather was conducted due to a request
from the Royal Institute of Chemistry—of which Chirnside was a committee
member—to help celebrate its coming centenary by recording the achievements of some of its oldest and most distinguished members. For Chirnside,
it was also an opportunity to ‘put the record straight’ regarding Robert’s
contribution to ‘fixation’. A transcript of the interview exists which passed
firstly to Robert’s nephew, Clement, and subsequently—on Clement’s death
in November 2014—to his next of kin. The transcript remains within the
family and I am grateful to them for allowing me to include its contents in
this book. The transcript is some twelve pages of annotated typewritten text
on A3 paper. The first three pages are Chirnside’s notes and recollections
which form the basis of the structure of the interview. The remaining nine
pages detail the interview itself. I have used the transcript freely in this book
as it contains material which did not appear in the Obituary. It is discussed it
in some detail in Chap. 18.
24. ‘The Victorian’, has been published annually since the foundation of the
College. The magazine seeks to celebrate the achievements of the past year,
and also gives an insight into the everyday life of the College. Reports include
Sports—at both School and House level—Music concerts, Drama productions and much more. The Victoria College library contains copies of all
‘Victorian’ magazines since 1852. Contact the LRC Manager at http://vcj.
sch.je.
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understanding of the early history of Victoria College. http://
members.societe-jersiaise.org/whitsco/vicinfo3.htm. Victoria College, Le
Mont Millais, St. Helier, Jersey. JE1 4HT. http://vcj.sch.je. The Victoria
College Register Index (1852–1929) can be found at; http://
members.societe-jersiaise.org/whitsco/VCIndex1.htm.
19. Austen entered in 1889, (VC i 2268) and left in 1896. ‘Bertie’ entered in
1890, (VC i 2295) and left in 1898, whilst Robert entered in 1894 (VC i
2470) and left in 1901—part of an intake of just 37.
20. Who, despite his fine Welsh name, was born in England(!) in 1865.
21. A popular account of Perkin’s life is here; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_
William_Henry_Perkin.
22. A. Dronsfield, ‘Chemical Warfare’, Chemistry World, Letters, 6, 37,
(February 2009).
23. Ralph C. Chirnside’s sensitive Obituary of Robert appeared in; R.
C. Chirnside, ’Robert Le Rossignol, 1884–1976’, Chemistry in Britain, 13,
269–271, (1977). Chirnside was a long-time friend and colleague of Robert
from their time together at the GEC laboratories. The Obituary was based
upon a tape-recorded interview he conducted with Robert on 29 March
1976, a few weeks before Robert died. The interview was not meant to form
the basis of an obituary however, but rather was conducted due to a request
from the Royal Institute of Chemistry—of which Chirnside was a committee
member—to help celebrate its coming centenary by recording the achievements of some of its oldest and most distinguished members. For Chirnside,
it was also an opportunity to ‘put the record straight’ regarding Robert’s
contribution to ‘fixation’. A transcript of the interview exists which passed
firstly to Robert’s nephew, Clement, and subsequently—on Clement’s death
in November 2014—to his next of kin. The transcript remains within the
family and I am grateful to them for allowing me to include its contents in
this book. The transcript is some twelve pages of annotated typewritten text
on A3 paper. The first three pages are Chirnside’s notes and recollections
which form the basis of the structure of the interview. The remaining nine
pages detail the interview itself. I have used the transcript freely in this book
as it contains material which did not appear in the Obituary. It is discussed it
in some detail in Chap. 18.
24. ‘The Victorian’, has been published annually since the foundation of the
College. The magazine seeks to celebrate the achievements of the past year,
and also gives an insight into the everyday life of the College. Reports include
Sports—at both School and House level—Music concerts, Drama productions and much more. The Victoria College library contains copies of all
‘Victorian’ magazines since 1852. Contact the LRC Manager at http://vcj.
sch.je.
34
D. Sheppard