John Frederic Daniell was an English chemist and physicist born in 1790 in London. He became the first professor of chemistry at King's College London in 1831 and held a similar position at the East India Company's Military Seminary in 1835. Daniell is best known for inventing the Daniell cell in 1836, an early form of battery that was a significant improvement over previous voltaic cells. He also invented the dew-point hygrometer and a register pyrometer. Daniell published several works on meteorology, horticulture, and the study of chemical philosophy. He received honors including the Rumford Medal in 1832 and the Copley Medal in 1837 in recognition of his scientific
John Frederic Daniell was an English chemist and physicist born in 1790 in London. He became the first professor of chemistry at King's College London in 1831 and held a similar position at the East India Company's Military Seminary in 1835. Daniell is best known for inventing the Daniell cell in 1836, an early form of battery that was a significant improvement over previous voltaic cells. He also invented the dew-point hygrometer and a register pyrometer. Daniell published several works on meteorology, horticulture, and the study of chemical philosophy. He received honors including the Rumford Medal in 1832 and the Copley Medal in 1837 in recognition of his scientific
John Frederic Daniell was an English chemist and physicist born in 1790 in London. He became the first professor of chemistry at King's College London in 1831 and held a similar position at the East India Company's Military Seminary in 1835. Daniell is best known for inventing the Daniell cell in 1836, an early form of battery that was a significant improvement over previous voltaic cells. He also invented the dew-point hygrometer and a register pyrometer. Daniell published several works on meteorology, horticulture, and the study of chemical philosophy. He received honors including the Rumford Medal in 1832 and the Copley Medal in 1837 in recognition of his scientific
John Frederic Daniell was an English chemist and physicist born in 1790 in London. He became the first professor of chemistry at King's College London in 1831 and held a similar position at the East India Company's Military Seminary in 1835. Daniell is best known for inventing the Daniell cell in 1836, an early form of battery that was a significant improvement over previous voltaic cells. He also invented the dew-point hygrometer and a register pyrometer. Daniell published several works on meteorology, horticulture, and the study of chemical philosophy. He received honors including the Rumford Medal in 1832 and the Copley Medal in 1837 in recognition of his scientific
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John Frederic Daniell
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John Frederic Daniell
Born
12 March 1790 London, England
Died
13 March 1845
Nationality
English
Fields
Chemistry Physics
Institutions
King's College London
Alma mater
University of Oxford (Doctor of Civil Law, 1842)
Notable awards
Rumford Medal (1832)
Copley Medal (1837) Royal Medal (1842)
John Frederic Daniell (12 March 1790 13 March 1845) was an English chemist and physicist. Contents [hide]
1 Biography
2 Publications
3 Lectures
4 Death and commemoration
5 See also
6 References
Biography[edit] Daniell was born in London. In 1831 he became the first professor of chemistry at the newly founded King's College London; and in 1835 he was appointed to the equivalent post at the East India Company's Military Seminary at Addiscombe, Surrey.[1] His name is best known for his invention of the Daniell cell,[2] an element of an electric batterymuch better than voltaic cells. He also invented the dew-point hygrometer known by his name (Quar. Journ. Sci., 1820), and a register pyrometer (Phil. Trans., 1830); and in 1830 he erected in the hall of the Royal Society a water-barometer, with which he carried out a large number of observations.[3] A process devised by him for the manufacture of illuminating gas from turpentine and resin was in use in New York for a time. In 1842 he was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Civil Law by the University of Oxford.[1]
Publications[edit] Daniell's publications included Meteorological Essays (1823), an Essay on Artificial Climate considered in its Applications to Horticulture (1824), which showed the necessity of a humid atmosphere in hothouses devoted to tropical plants, and an Introduction to the Study of Chemical Philosophy (1839).
