Person

Morris William Travers

English chemist

b. 1872 CE – d. 1961 CE World The Atlantic Lands

Morris William Travers, FRS (January 24, 1872 – August 25, 1961) is an English chemist who works with Sir William Ramsay in the discovery of xenon, neon and krypton.

His work on several of the rare gases earn him the name Rare gas Travers in scientific circles.

He is the founding director of the Indian Institute of Science.