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John George Children

1777 - 1852

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Born

18 May 1777

Ferox Hall, Tonbridge, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Died

1 January 1852

Halstead Place, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Nationality

British

Gender

Male

Date of election for Royal Society fellowship

12/03/1807

Age at the time of election for Royal Society fellowship

29

Relationships

Parents: George Children and Susanna Jordan Married: 1) Hester Anna Holwell; 2) Caroline Furlong Wise; 3) Eliza Towers Children: Anna Atkins

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Author of

Paper, 'An account of some experiments, performed with a view to ascertain the most advantageous method of constructing a voltaic apparatus, for the purposes of chemical research' by J [John] G [George] Children
Creator: John George Children Reference number: PT/3/2
Paper, 'An account of some experiments with a large voltaic battery' by J G [John George] Children
Creator: John George Children Reference number: PT/9/20

Referee of

Referee's report by John George Children, on a paper 'On the action of light upon the colour of the river sponge' by John Hogg
Creator: John George Children Reference number: RR/1/102

Recipient of

Unpublished paper, 'Résumé des observations faites au quartier de Flacq Ile Maurice sur l'athmomètre au Evaporatoire faisant suite aux observations météorologiques' [Summary of observations made in the district of Flacq, Mauritius, on the atmometer following meteorological observations] by Julien Despardins
Reference number: AP/16/9
Unpublished paper, 'Observations on the physiology of the nerves of sensation illustrated by a case of paralysis of the fifth pair of nerves' by John Bishop
Creator: John Bishop Reference number: AP/17/2
Unpublished paper, 'Account of an extraordinary luminous presence in the heavens seen at Athboy in Ireland on the 21st March 1833' by Lord Darnley [Edward Bligh]
Creator: Edward Bligh Reference number: AP/17/3
Unpublished paper, 'An account of a second series of experiments on the resistance of fluids to bodies passing through them' by James Walker
Creator: James Walker Reference number: AP/17/13
Unpublished appendix, 'Appendix to a former paper on human osteology' by Walter Adam
Reference number: AP/18/1
Unpublished paper, 'On the nature and origin of the Aurora Borealis' by the Reverend Geo [George] Fisher
Creator: George Fisher Reference number: AP/18/9

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John Frederick William Herschel
2 letters

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