William Henry Perkin studied and worked at the college under von Hofmann , but resigned his position after discovering the first synthetic dye , mauveine , i 1856.
William Henry Perkin ສຶກສາແລະເຮັດວຽກຢູ່ວິທະຍາໄລພາຍໃຕ້ von Hofmann ໄດ້, ແຕ່ໄດ້ລາອອກຕໍາແຫນ່ງຂອງຕົນຫລັງຈາກທີ່ພົບໃນສີຍ້ອມຜ້າສັງເຄາະຄັ້ງທໍາອິດ, mauveine, ໃນ 1856.