Arthur Aikin

Arthur Aikin (May 19, 1773 - April 15, 1854), English chemist, mineralogist and scientific writer, was born at Warrington in Lancashire.

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May 19 - 1773 - April 15 - 1854 - English - Chemist - Mineralogist - Warrington - Lancashire

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He was the son of Dr. John Aikin.

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He studied chemistry under Joseph Priestley and gave attention to

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the practical applications of the science.

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From 1803 to 1808 he was editor of Annual Review.

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1803 - 1808 - Annual Review

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He was one of the founders of the Geological Society of London in 1807 and was its honorary secretary in 1812-1817. He contributed papers on the Wrekin and the Shropshire coalfield, among others, to the transactions of that society.

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Geological Society of London - 1807 - 1812 - 1817 - Wrekin - Shropshire

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Later he became secretary of the Royal Society of Arts, and in 1841 treasurer of the Chemical Society. In early life he had been a Unitarian minister for a short time. He was highly esteemed as a man of sound judgment and wide knowledge. He died in London.

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Royal Society of Arts - 1841 - Chemical Society - Unitarian - London

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Publications:

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:Journal of a Tour through North Wales and Part of Shropshire with Observations in Mineralogy and Other Branches of Natural History (London, 1797)

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:A Manual of Mineralogy (1814; ed. 2, 1815)

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:A Dictionary of Chemistry and Mineralogy (with his brother C. R. Aikin), 2 vols. (London, 1807, 1814).

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