| Authorised form of name | Marignac; Jean Charles Gallissard de (1817 - 1894) |
| Dates | 1817 - 1894 |
| Nationality | Swiss |
| Place of birth | Geneva, Switzerland |
| Date of birth | 24 April 1817 |
| Place of death | Geneva, Switzerland |
| Date of death | 15 April 1894 |
| Research field | Inorganic chemistry |
| Physical chemistry |
| Activity | Education:
Ecole Polytechnique, Paris; Ecole des Mines, Paris
Career:
Professor of Chemistry, Academy of Geneva (1841-1878); Professor of Mineralogy, Academy of Geneva (1845-1878); determined the atomic weight of 28 elements
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| Membership category | Foreign Member |
| Date of election | 12/05/1881 |
| RSActivity | Medals and prizes:
Davy Medal 1886 |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DSB
References:
W P Griffith and P J T Morris, 'Charles Hatchett FRS (1765 - 1847), chemist and discoverer of niobium' in NR 2003 vol 57 pp 299 - 316 |
| Code | NA2713 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| NLB/9/234 | Copy letter from Theodore E James, to Messrs Harrison & Sons | 19 April 1894 |
| EC/1881/04 | Marignac, Jean Charles Gallisard de: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |