author
W. H. (William Herbert) Simmons
1880–1960
A chemist and technical writer, W. H. Simmons brought scientific clarity to the practical world of soap, oils, and industrial manufacture. His enduring handbooks remain a detailed window into early twentieth-century chemical production.
2 Audiobooks
The handbook of soap manufacture
by W. H. (William Herbert) Simmons, H. A. Appleton
Edible fats and oils : their composition, manufacture and analysis
by W. H. (William Herbert) Simmons, C. Ainsworth (Charles Ainsworth) Mitchell
About the author
W. H. (William Herbert) Simmons was a British chemist and author whose published work focused on soapmaking, oils, fats, and industrial analysis. He was credited as B.Sc. (London) and F.C.S., reflecting his formal scientific training and professional standing in chemistry.
Simmons co-wrote The Handbook of Soap Manufacture with H. A. Appleton, first published in 1908. The book combined chemistry and factory practice, covering raw materials, saponification, household and toilet soaps, glycerine, perfumes, analysis, and industry statistics.
He also wrote Edible Fats and Oils: Their Composition, Manufacture and Analysis, Soap: Its Composition, Manufacture, and Properties, and Textile Soaps and Oils. A 1956 notice identifies him as an analytical chemist operating in London, where he continued professional work under his own name after the dissolution of a partnership with Ralph Stern.