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He was the son of Alexander Guthrie, a London tradesman, and the younger brother of mathematician [[Francis Guthrie]]. Along with [[William Fletcher Barrett]] he founded the [[Physical Society of London]] (now the [[Institute of Physics]]) in 1874 and was president of the society from 1884 until 1886.<ref>{{cite book|author=Lewis, John J.|title=The Physical Society and Institute of Physics 1874-2002|publisher= Institute of Physics Publishing|year=2003|isbn=0-7503-0879-6}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iop.org/about/history/page_38385.html| title=Institute History|website=Iop.org|access-date=29 September 2012}}</ref> He believed that science should be based on experimentation rather than discussion.
==Academic career==
His academic career started at [[University College, London]], where he studied for three years. He studied chemistry under [[Thomas Graham (chemist)|Thomas Graham]] and [[Alexander William Williamson]] and mathematics under [[Augustus De Morgan]]. In 1852, he submitted his brother Francis's observations to [[De Morgan]].<ref>{{cite book|author1=Fritsch, Rudolf|author2=Fritsch, Gerda|title=The Four Color Theorem: History, Topological Foundations, and Idea of Proof|url=https://archive.org/details/fourcolortheorem0000frit|url-access=registration|publisher=Springer|year=1998|isbn=0-387-98497-6}}</ref>
In 1854 Guthrie went to [[Heidelberg]] to study under [[Robert Bunsen]] and then in 1855 obtained a PhD at the [[University of Marburg]] under [[Adolph Wilhelm Hermann Kolbe]].<ref>{{cite journal| title=Frederick Guthrie|journal=Nature| doi=10.1038/035008e0|volume=35|issue=888|pages=8–10|bibcode=1886Natur..35....8G|doi-access=free|year=1886| last1=F| first1=G. C.}}</ref>
In 1856 he joined [[Edward Frankland]], professor of chemistry at Owens College, Manchester. In 1859 he went to the [[University of Edinburgh]].
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Guthrie died in 1886 and is buried in [[Kensal Green Cemetery]] in [[London]].<ref name="auto"/>
==Family==
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