1839-1909. German chemist who perfected a
process for recovering sulphur during the
manufacture of alkali. Mond moved to England
in 1862, and became a British subject in
1867. In 1873, he helped to found the firm of
Brunner, Mond and Company, which pioneered
the British chemical industry. His son Alfred
Mond, 1st Baron Melchett (1868-1930) was a
founder of Imperial Chemical Industries
(ICI).