{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}} {{Use Australian English|date=November 2019}} thumb|right '''Edward Henry Rennie''' (19 August 1852 – 8 January 1927) was an Australian scientist and a president of the Royal Society of South Australia.
==Early life== Rennie was born in Balmain, Sydney, the eldest son of Edward Alexander Rennie, who later became auditor-general. E. H. Rennie was educated at the Fort Street public school, Sydney Grammar School, and the University of Sydney where he graduated B.A. (1870) and M.A. (1876); there he was influenced by Archibald Liversidge. He taught at Sydney Grammar School and Brisbane Grammar School before leaving for London to study chemistry.<ref name=ADB> {{cite Australian Dictionary of Biography |author1= J. M. Barker |author2= D. R. Stranks |id=A110371b |title= Rennie, Edward Henry (1852 - 1927) |volume= 11 |date= 1988 |pages= 361–362 }}</ref><ref name=DAB> {{Dictionary of Australian Biography|First=Edward Henry|Last=Rennie|shortlink=0-dict-biogR.html#rennie1}}</ref>
== Scientific career ==
Rennie's legacy is evident with the Rennie Memorial Medal, issued annually by the RACI for outstanding research by an early career chemistry researcher.<ref>{{cite web | title=Rennie Memorial Medal | publisher=Royal Australian Chemical Institute | url=http://www.raci.org.au/national/awards/rennie.html | accessdate=2008-03-09 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20050616125409/http://www.raci.org.au/national/awards/rennie.html | archive-date=2005-06-16 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref> {{cite web |url= https://physsci.adelaide.edu.au/about/chemistry/history/angas-chair/ |title= Angas Chair of Chemistry |publisher= University of Adelaide }}</ref>
==Late life== Rennie died in Adelaide on 8 January 1927.<ref name=ADB/>
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