Andrea Angel

Andrea Angel (1877–1917) was a British chemist who died accidentally in the Silvertown explosion.

Life Andrea Angel was born on 9 January 1877 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England. His father was Thomas Angel, a tax supervisor, and his mother was Angelina. He attended Exeter School and then won an exhibition (scholarship) to study chemistry at Christ Church, Oxford, gaining a first-class degree in 1899. Subsequently, he became a lecturer in Oxford at Brasenose College, Keble College, and then Christ Church, running the chemistry laboratory there. George Wenborne notified Angel, who urged the factory workers to flee for safety while he, with others, tried to extinguish the fire. However, after only a few minutes, there was a very large explosion involving around 53 tons of TNT. Angel was killed, along with 72 others. 94 people received serious injuries. It was the largest single explosion experienced in London. The building is now part of the IT Services of the University of Oxford.