| Authorised form of name | Prout; William (1785 - 1850) |
| Dates | 1785 - 1850 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Horton, Gloucestershire, England |
| Date of birth | 15 January 1785 |
| Place of death | Sackville Street, Piccadilly, London |
| Date of death | 09 April 1850 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
Kensal Green cemetery, London |
| Research field | Chemistry |
| Biochemistry |
| Activity | Education:
MD
Medals and Awards
Copley Medal 1827; a second Copley Medal that year was awarded to Lietenant Henry Foster FRS 'For his magnetic and other observations made during the Arctic expedition to Port Bowen'.
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 11/03/1819 |
| RSActivity | Medals and prizes:
Copley Medal 1827 'For his Paper, entitled, 'On the Composition of simple alimentary substances, with some preliminary remarks on the analysis of organized bodies in general'. |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB
References:
N G Coley, 'Henry Bence-Jones, MD, FRS (1813-1873)' in NR 1973-4 vol 28 pp 31-56
W S C Copeman, 'William Prout, MD, FRS, Physician and Chemist (1785-1850)' in NR 1969 vol 24 pp 273-280, plate
W H Brock, 'William Prout and Barometry' in NR 1969 vol 24 pp 281-294
W H Brock, 'The Selection of the Authors of the Bridgewater Treatises' in NR 1966 vol 21 pp 162-179 |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/5733421 |
| Code | NA1335 |
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| MC/2/79 | Letter from [William] Prout to the Chairman of the Physiological Committee | 15 April 1833 |
| IM/003684 | Prout, William | 1904 |
| MC/1/353 | Letter from [John Frederic] Daniell, King's College, to Dr. Peter Mark Roget, Secretary of the Royal Society | 13 December 1831 |
| NLB/10/929 | Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to William Crookes, Fellow of the Royal Society | 11 March 1895 |
| NLB/23/2/524 | Copy letter from Robert William Frederick Harrison, to The Reverend T J Prout, Christ Church, Oxford | 8 July 1904 |
| MC/2/232 | Letter from William Prout, Sackville Street, to Francis Baily, [Treasurer of the Royal Society] | 25 November 1836 |
| NLB/11/862 | Copy letter from Herbert Rix, to Philip Joseph Hartog, Owens College, Manchester | 21 October 1895 |
| EC/1818/33 | Prout, William: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| MC/1/324 | Draft letter from [Dr. Peter Mark Roget, Secretary of the Royal Society], Bernard Street, to [John Frederic] Daniell | 6 August 1831 |
| PT/73/13/6 | Diagram, apparatus for determining composition of a substance by unknown artist | [1827] |
| PT/12/22 | Paper, 'Description of an acid principle prepared from the lithic or uric acid' by Wm [William] Prout | [1818] |
| PT/73/13/7 | Diagrams, details of apparatus for determining composition of a substance by unknown artist | [1827] |
| MC/2 | Volume 2 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1832-1838 |
| MC/2/56 | Letter from William Prout, Sackville Street, to John George Children, Secretary of the Royal Society | 22 October 1832 |
| MC/2/91 | Letter from [William] Prout, Sackville Street, to John George Children, Secretary of the Royal Society | 14 August 1833 |
| MC/2/80 | Letter from [William] Prout, Sackville Street, to the Chairman of the Physiological Committee | 15 April 1833 |
| MC/2/122 | Letter from William Prout, Sackville Street, to Dr. [Peter Mark] Roget, Bernard Street, Russell Square | 28 May 1834 |
| MC/2/164 | Letter from William Prout, Sackville Street, to John William Lubbock, [Treasurer of the Royal Society] | 10 March 1835 |
| MC/1 | Volume 1 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1800-1831 |
| AP/18/1 | Unpublished appendix, 'Appendix to a former paper on human osteology' by Walter Adam | February 1834 |
| AP/15/27 | Unpublished paper, 'On the use of a substance call'd the false tongue in foals' by [William] Sewell | 25 February 1832 |
| MC/19/686 | Letter from T J Prout, Christ Church, Oxford, to the Secretary of the Royal Society | 28 June 1904 |
| MC/19 | Volume 19 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1904 |
| HS/14/191 | Letter, from William Prout to Sir John Herschel, dated at 40 Sackville St. | 24 May 1827 |
| HS/14/192 | Letter, from William Prout to Sir John Herschel, dated at 40 Sackville St. | undated |