Davy, Humphrey
From Astro-Databank
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| born on | 17 December 1778 at 05:00 (= 05:00 AM ) | ||
| Place | Penzance, England, 50n07, 5w33 | ||
| Timezone | LMT m5w33 (is local mean time) | ||
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| Astrology data |   25°28'  07°12 Asc. 20°36'
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Biography
British pioneer in electro-chemistry who experimented on the respiration of gases in 1798; established his reputation when he discovered the effects of laughing gas. He was knighted 4/12/1812.
Died 5/29/1829, Genf, Switzerland.
Events
- Death, Cause unspecified 29 May 1829 (Age 50)
- Work : Prize April 1812 (Knighted)
Source Notes
NN No.703 quotes "Raphael's Prophetic Messenger" 1880. Sy Scholfield gives same information quoting John Munro's book, "Pioneers of Electricity; Or, Short Lives of the Great Electricians" (Religious Tract Society, 1890),
p. 105: "Davy, the eldest son of Grace and Robert Davy, was born at Penzanze, near the Land's End, on the I7th of December, 1778, about 5 o'clock in the morning by the register of his father in the family Bible."
Categories
- Notable : Famous : Founder/ originator (Laughing Gas)
- Vocation : Science : Chemistry (Chemistry)
