| Authorised form of name | Fownes; George (1815 - 1849) |
| Dates | 1815 - 1849 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | London, England |
| Date of birth | 14 May 1815 |
| Place of death | His father's house at Brompton, Kent |
| Date of death | 31 January 1849 |
| Research field | Chemistry |
| Activity | Education:
PhD
Career:
Secretary, Chemical Society; Lecturer in Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Society; Lecturer in Chemistry, Medical School, Middlesex Hospital; Professor of Practical Chemistry, University of London (to 1849);
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 13/02/1845 |
| RSActivity | Medals and prizes:
Royal Medal 1847 |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB
Obituaries:
Proc Roy Soc 1849 No 74 pp 882-883
References:
N G Coley, 'Henry Bence-Jones, MD, FRS (1813-1873)' in NR 1973-4 vol 28 pp 31-56 |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/15526131 |
| Code | NA4364 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| IM/001526 | Fownes, George | circa 1949 |
| IM/001527 | Fownes, George | |
| EC/1845/06 | Fownes, George: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| PT/29/7 | Paper, 'An account of the artificial formation of a vegeto-alkali' by Geo [George] Fownes | 9 January 1845 |
| PT/32/15 | Paper, 'On the value in absolute alcohol of spirits of different specific gravities' by Geo [George] Fownes | 7 June 1847 |
| PT/29/8 | Paper, 'On benzoline, a new organic salt base from bitter-almond oil' by George Fownes | 8 May 1845 |