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Davy, Humphry, Sir, 1778-1829

LC control no.n 79142750
Descriptive conventionsrda
Personal name headingDavy, Humphry, Sir, 1778-1829
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Variant(s)Angler, 1778-1829
Davy, H. (Humphry), Sir, 1778-1829
Davy, Humphrey, Sir, 1778-1829
Davy, Humphry, Sir, bart., 1778-1829.
Dévi, Gemfri, 1778-1829
Associated countryGreat Britain England
Birth date1778-12-17
Death date1829-05-29
Place of birthPenzance, England
Place of deathSwitzerland
Field of activityChemistry
Profession or occupationChemists Inventors
Found inThe Girls and boys' miscellany, 1848: p. 49 (Sir Humphrey Davy)
MWA/NAIP files (hdg.: Davy, Humphry, Sir, 1778-1829; usage: Sir Humphry Davy; Sir Humphrey Davy; An angler; Sir H. Davy)
Wikipedia, viewed 19 August 2013 (Sir Humphry Davy, 1st Baronet, born in Penzance 17 December 1778, died in Switzerland 29 May 1829), English chemist and inventor)
Associated languageeng