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Reproduced with permission from the author, Andrew Filarowski.

Andrew Filarowski is currently Technical Director of the Society of Dyers and Colorists, UK. He has extensive knowledge of chemistry and application of chemicals and dyes in the textile industry. In his current role he is responsibile for various SDC programes: education, training, consultancy, standard test methods and the Colour Index. The Society is an educational charity and membership body whose aim is to communicate the science of colour in a changing world.

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Filarowski, A. Perkin’s mauve: The history of the chemistry. Reson 15, 850–855 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12045-010-0094-5

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