Morris Travers

Morris Travers
c. 1909
Born
Morris William Travers

(1872-01-24)24 January 1872
Kensington, London, England
Died25 August 1961(1961-08-25) (aged 89)
Stroud, England
AwardsFellow of the Royal Society
Scientific career
FieldsChemistry
InstitutionsIndian Institute of Science

Morris William Travers, FRS (24 January 1872 – 25 August 1961) was an English chemist who worked with Sir William Ramsay in the discovery of xenon, neon and krypton. His work on several of the rare gases earned him the name Rare Gas Travers in scientific circles. He was the founding director of the Indian Institute of Science, prior to which he served as a professor of Chemistry at the University College, Bristol, predecessor institution of the University of Bristol, on the recommendations of Sir William Ramsay, former principal of the University College.