So, over the fierce objections of his mentor Hofmann, he left college to give birth to the modern chemical industry.
于是,不顾他的导师霍夫曼的强烈反对,他离开了大学,创立了现代化学工业。
At the time of Perkin's enrolment, the Royal College of Chemistry was headed by the noted German chemist August Wilhelm Hofmann.
珀金刚入学的时候,皇家化学学院的院长是德国著名的化学家奥古斯特·威廉黑姆·霍夫曼。
When Hofmann made some passing comments about the desirability of a synthetic substitute for quinine, it was unsurprising that his star pupil was moved to take up the challenge.