Humphry Davy

Sir Humphry Davy
Sir Humphry Davy; Bt PRS MRIA FGS
	Sir Humphry Davy, Bt; bi Thomas Phillips; Naitional Portrait Gallery, Lunnon
Born	17 December 1778; Penzance, Cornwall, Ingland
Dee'd	29 Mey 1829 (aged 50); Geneva, Swisserland
Naitionality	Breetish
Kent for	Electrolysis, aluminium, sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, barium, boron, Davy lamp
Awairds	Copley Medal (1805); Rumford Medal (1816); Royal Medal (1827)
	Scientific career
Fields	Chemistry
Institutions	Ryal Society, Ryal Institution
Influenced	Michael Faraday, William Thomson

Sir Humphry Davy, 1st Baronet PRS MRIA FGS (17 December 1778 – 29 Mey 1829) wis a Cornish chemist an inventor,^[1] wha is best remembered the day for his discoveries o several alkali an alkaline yird metals, as well as contreibutions tae the discoveries o the elemental naiture o chlorine an iodine.

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↑ David Knight (2004) "Davy, Sir Humphry, baronet (1778–1829)" in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press

[ODNB-1] David Knight (2004) "Davy, Sir Humphry, baronet (1778–1829)" in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press

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Sir Humphry Davy Bt PRS MRIA FGS
Sir Humphry Davy, Bt bi Thomas Phillips Naitional Portrait Gallery, Lunnon
Born	17 December 1778(1778-12-17) Penzance, Cornwall, Ingland
Dee'd	29 Mey 1829(1829-05-29) (aged 50) Geneva, Swisserland
Naitionality	Breetish
Kent for	Electrolysis, aluminium, sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, barium, boron, Davy lamp
Awairds	Copley Medal (1805) Rumford Medal (1816) Royal Medal (1827)
Scientific career
Fields	Chemistry
Institutions	Ryal Society, Ryal Institution
Influenced	Michael Faraday, William Thomson