Stenhouse, John, 1809-1880

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Name (Latin)
Stenhouse, John, 1809-1880
Date of birth
1809-10-21
Date of death
1880-12-31
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 10618940
Wikidata: Q906314
Library of congress: no2008111079
Sources of Information
  • 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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Wikipedia description:

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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