Humphry Davy Cornish physicist and chemist
Humphry Davy is a 50 years old Cornish physicist and chemist from Penzance. Humphry Davy was born on December 17, 1778 (died on May 29, 1829, he was 50 years old) in Penzance.
About
No, he died on 05/29/1829, 195 years ago. He was 50 years old when he died. He died in Geneva and buried in Cimetière des Rois .
Family
His mother is Grace Millett and his father is Robert Davy.
Parents
Mother: Grace Millett
Father: Robert Davy
Wife
Brother
Humphry Davy had 1 sibling. John (11 years younger)
Awards (8)
Awarded Royal medal , awarded Fellow of the Royal Society , awarded Fellow of the Zoological Society , awarded Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences , awarded Bakerian Lecture in 1825 ,
Education
He graduated from Truro Cathedral School
What was Humphry's zodiac sign?Humphry Davy zodiac sign was sagittarius.
Other facts about Humphry Davy
| Place of death | Geneva |
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| KnownFor | Barium, Boron, Calcium, Davy lamp, Magnesium, Potassium, Sodium, Electrolysis |
| Nationality | Cornish people |
| Field of work | Chemistry |
| National Library of Israel identifier | 000037510 |
| Member of | Warsaw Society Of Friends Of Learning |
| NLP ID (unique) | A26393372 |
| Languages spoken, written or signed | English |
| British Museum person-institution | 119156 |
| Student | Michael Faraday |
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| Place of birth | Penzance |
| Date of death | 1829-05-29T00:00:00Z |
| Given name | Humphry |
| Country of citizenship | United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Ireland |
| Employer | Royal Society |
| Name in native language | Humphry Davy |
| Writing language | English |
| Family name | Davy. Show people with the surname Davy |
| Influenced by | Benjamin Thompson |
| Noble title | Knight Bachelor , start time: 1812-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| Place of burial | Cimetière Des Rois , burial plot reference: secteur 3 tombe 208 |
| Position held | President Of The Royal Society , start time: 1820-01-01T00:00:00Z , end time: 1827-01-01T00:00:00Z , replaces: William Hyde Wollaston , replaced by: Davies Gilbert , series ordinal: 23 |
