Stenhouse, John, 1809-1880
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- On larixinic acid, a crystallizable volatile principle found in the bark of the Larch tree, 1861:p. 53 (Dr. John Stenhouse, F.R.S.)
- Oxford DNB, v. 52, p. 401(John Stenhouse, 1809-1880; Scottish chemist and inventor; was one of the founders of the Chemical Society in 1841; wrote more than 100 papers on chemical subjects; was "primarily interested in the organic compounds derived from plants, especially lichens, and was the discoverer of betorcinol, a homologue of orcinol")
- OCLC, July 28, 2008(hdg.: Stenhouse, John, 1809-1880; usage: John Stenhouse)
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John Stenhouse FRS FRSE FIC FCS (21 October 1809 – 31 December 1880) was a British chemist. In 1854, he invented one of the first practical respirators. He was a co-founder of the Chemical Society in 1841.
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