Sir Humphry Davy

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Royal_Society_Copley_Medal
gptkb:Royal_Society_Rumford_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1778-12-17
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Penzance,_Cornwall,_England
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Plainpalais_Cemetery,_Geneva
gptkbp:contributedTo electrolysis
anesthetic use of nitrous oxide
safety in mining
gptkbp:deathDate 1829-05-29
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Geneva,_Switzerland
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:strontium
boron
calcium
potassium
magnesium
sodium
barium
gptkbp:education gptkb:Truro_Grammar_School
gptkbp:field gptkb:inventor
chemistry
electrochemistry
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir Humphry Davy
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Michael_Faraday
gptkbp:knighted 1812
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Davy_lamp
isolating barium
isolating calcium
isolating magnesium
isolating potassium
isolating sodium
isolating strontium
discovering several alkali and alkaline earth metals
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Elements_of_Agricultural_Chemistry
gptkb:Elements_of_Chemical_Philosophy
gptkb:Researches,_Chemical_and_Philosophical
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:inventor
chemist
gptkbp:president gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Philosophical_Transactions_of_the_Royal_Society
gptkbp:signature Sir_Humphry_Davy_signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Jane_Apreece
gptkbp:teacherOf gptkb:Michael_Faraday
gptkbp:title gptkb:Baronet
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Athenaeum
gptkb:Cornwall_(across_the_River_Tamar)
gptkb:Athenaeum_Club,_London
gptkb:Chemical_Society_(London)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6