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Richard Phillips (1778-1851)

From Graces Guide

Richard Phillips (1778-1851), one of the first modern analytical chemists

Born in the City of London, son of James Phillips, printer and bookseller.

1807 Founding member of the Geological Society

Lectured in chemistry at the London Hospital, at the Royal Military College Sandhurst and at St Thomas’s Hospital

1839-51 Curator of the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street

1849-51 President of the Chemical Society. [1]

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Sources of Information

  1. ↑ http://www.rsc.org/AboutUs/History/rscpresidents/1841to1897.asp
  • DNB biography
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