Sir Humphry Davy Bt PRS MRIA FGS FRS
Born | (1778-12-17)17 December 1778 Penzance, Cornwall, England
Died | 29 May 1829(1829-05-29) (aged 50) Geneva, Switzerland
Nationality | British
Known for | Electrolysis, aluminium, sodium, potassium, calcium,strontium, magnesium, barium, boron, Davy lamp
Awards | Copley Medal (1805) Prix du galvanisme (1807) Rumford Medal (1816) Royal Medal (1827)
Scientific career
Fields | Chemistry
Institutions | Royal Society, Royal Institution
Influences | Benjamin Thompson
Influenced | Michael Faraday, William Thomson