in Scotland, 1859. Knighted 1866. Commander of the Imperial Order of the Rose (Brazil), 1873. Commander of the Legion of Honour (France), 1881. Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour, 1889. Knight of the Prussian Order Pour le Mérite, 1884. Commander of the Order of Leopold (Belgium), 1890. Baron Kelvin, of Largs in the County of Ayr, 1892. The title derives from the River Kelvin, which runs by the grounds of the University of Glasgow. His title died with him, as he was survived by neither heirs nor close relations. Knight Grand Cross of the Victorian Order, 1896. Honorary degree Legum doctor (LL.D.), Yale University, 5 May 1902. One of the first members of the Order of Merit, 1902. Privy Counsellor, 11 August 1902. Honorary degree Doctor mathematicae from the Royal Frederick University on 6 September 1902, when they celebrated the centennial of the birth of mathematician Niels Henrik Abel. First international recipient of John Fritz Medal, 1905. Order of the First Class of the Sacred Treasure of Japan, 1901. He is buried in Westminster Abbey, London next to Isaac Newton. Lord Kelvin was commemorated on the £20 note issued by the Clydesdale Bank in 1971; in the current issue of banknotes, his image appears on the bank's £100 note. He is shown holding his adjustable compass and in the background is a map of the transatlantic cable. In 2011 he was one of seven inaugural inductees to the Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame. World Refrigeration Day, is 26 June. It was chosen to celebrate his birth date and has been held annually, since 2019. Arms See also Taylor column People on Scottish banknotes List of things named after Lord Kelvin Kelvin (unit) References Cited sources Kelvin's works 2nd edition, 1883. (reissued by Cambridge University Press, 2009. ) Treatise on Natural Philosophy (Part I) (Internet Archive) Treatise on Natural Philosophy (Part II) (Internet Archive) (reissued by Cambridge University Press, 2010. ) 2nd edition, 1879. (reissued by Cambridge University Press, 2010. ) 2nd edition, 1879. (6 volumes) Volume I. 1841–1853 (Internet Archive) Volume II. 1853–1856 (Internet Archive) Volume III. Elasticity, heat, electro-magnetism (Internet Archive) Volume IV. Hydrodynamics and general dynamics (Hathitrust) Volume V. Thermodynamics, cosmical and geological physics, molecular and crystalline theory, electrodynamics (Internet Archive) Volume VI. Voltaic theory, radioactivity, electrions, navigation and tides, miscellaneous (Internet Archive) (reissued by Cambridge University Press, 2010. ) Biography, history of ideas and criticism In