John Davy (zoologist)
John Davy (born May 24, 1790 in Penzance , England, † January 24, 1868 in Ambleside ) was an English doctor, chemist and zoologist.
Live and act
John Davy was the younger brother of Sir Humphry Davy . In 1814 he received his doctorate. med. in Edinburgh . In 1812 he discovered phosgene and later silicon tetrafluoride . In 1815 he became a medical officer in the British Army and traveled to India , Ceylon and Barbados . February 17, 1814 he became a member of the Royal Society . In 1863 he discovered that eggshells have around 8,000 pores, large enough for oxygen to flow in and carbon dioxide to flow out.
Publications (selection)
- An account of the interior of Ceylon, and of its inhabitants: With travels in that island . 1821. ( Online )
- Memoirs of the Life of Sir Humphry Davy . 1836.
Web links
- On a Gaseous Compound of Carbonic Oxide and Chlorine
- Entry to Davy; John (1790-1868); Surgeon in the Archives of the Royal Society , London
- John Davy Collection at the Royal Institution of Great Britain
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| SURNAME | Davy, John |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English doctor, chemist and zoologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 24, 1790 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Penzance |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 24, 1868 |
| Place of death | Ambleside |