John George Children FRS FRSE FLS PRES (18 May 1777 – 1 January 1852 in Halstead, Kent) was a British chemist, mineralogist and zoologist. He invented a method to extract silver from ore without the need for mercury. He was a friend of Sir Humphry Davy, who helped him secure a controversial appointment to a post in the British Museum. Children was also the founding president of the Royal Entomological Society.
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18 May 1777 Ferox Hall, Tonbridge, Kent
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Died |
1 January 1852 (aged 74) Halstead, Kent
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Zodiac | Taurus |
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