Arthur Aikin
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 170 years ago |
| Date of birth | May 19,1773 |
| Zodiac sign | Taurus |
| Born | Lancashire |
| United Kingdom | |
| Date of died | April 15,1854 |
| Died | Hoxton |
| London | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Parents | John Aikin |
| Known for | Geological Society of London |
| Influenced by | Joseph Priestley |
| Job | Chemist |
| Books | A manual of mineralogy |
| Pagan and Puritan: The Octavius of Minucius | |
| Syllabus of a Course of Lectures on Chemistry and Chemical Manufactures. By A. and C. R. Aikin | |
| The Annual Review and History of Literature, Volume 4 | |
| Illustrations of Arts and Manufactures, Being a Selection from a Series of Papers Read Before the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce . . | |
| The Annual Review and History of Literature, Volume 2 | |
| Travels in Upper and Lower Egypt . . . Embellished with Numerous Engravings. Translated by Arthur Aikin. - Scholar's Choice Edition | |
| A Dictionary of Chemistry and Mineralogy , with an Account of the Processes Employed in Many of the Most Important Chemical Manufactures: To which are Added a Description of Chemical Apparatus, and Various Useful Tables of Weights and Measures, Chemical Instruments, . . . | |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | New College at Hackney |
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| ID | 592381 |
Arthur Aikin Life story
Arthur Aikin, FLS, FGS was an English chemist, mineralogist and scientific writer, and was a founding member of the Chemical Society. He first became its treasurer in 1841, and later became the society's second president.
