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Authorised form of name	Henry; William (1774 - 1836); chemist
Dates	1774 - 1836
Nationality	British
Place of birth	Manchester, Lancashire, England
Date of birth	12 December 1774
Place of death	Manchester, Lancashire
Date of death	02 September 1836
DatesAndPlaces	Burial: Cross Street Unitarian Chapel, Manchester, Lancashire
Occupation	Physician
Research field	Chemistry
Activity	Education: MD (1807, Edinburgh) Career: Communicated to the Royal Chemistry Society on chemical subjects; assisted his father in practice, Manchester; published 'Epitome of chemistry' (later entitled 'The elements of experimental chemistry') (1801); Physician, Manchester Infirmary; gave up medical practice and devoted himself to his father's lucrative chemical business Memberships: FGS
Membership category	Fellow
Date of election	23/02/1809
RSActivity	Medals and prizes: Copley Medal 1808
Relationships	Son of Thomas Henry (FRS 1775); father of William Charles Henry (FRS 1834)
Source	Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc 1836 No 27 pp 439-440 References: R W Jones, 'Dalton's unfortunate choice' in NR 2003 vol 57 pp 15-33
Virtual International Authority File	http://viaf.org/viaf/44519386
Code	NA6846

Archives associated with this Fellow

RefNo	Title	Date
EC/1808/13	Henry, William: certificate of election to the Royal Society
IM/002041	Henry, William	nd
L&P/11/34	Paper, 'Experiments on carbonated hydrogenous gas' by William Henry	1797
L&P/11/121	Paper, 'Experiments made with a view of decomposing the muriatic acid' by William Henry	1800
L&P/12/41/1	Paper, 'Appendix to a paper on the absorption of gases by water' by William Henry	1802
L&P/12/41	Paper, 'Appendix to a paper on the absorption of gases by water' by William Henry	1802
PT/4/4	Paper, 'An analysis of several varieties of British and foreign salt (muriate of soda) with a view to explain their fitness for different economical purposes' by William Henry	[1809]
PT/6/12	Paper, 'Additional experiments on the muriatic and oxymuriatic acids' by William Henry	6 January 1812
PT/2/18/1	Manuscript, ['Description of an apparatus for the analysis of the compound inflammable gases by slow combustion; with experiments on the gas from coal, explaining application'] by William Henry	19 May 1808
PT/2/18/2	Plate, diagram of combustion analysis apparatus by unknown artist	19 May 1808
AP/15/7	Unpublished paper, 'A critical and experimental enquiry into the relations subsisting between nerve and muscle' by Wm [William] Charles Henry	[1831]
PT/17/5	Paper, 'On the action of finely divided platinum on gaseous mixtures, and its application to their analysis' by William Henry	6 June 1824
PT/15/13	Paper, 'On the aëriform compounds of charcoal and hydrogen, with an account of some additional experiments on the gases from oil and from coal' by William Henry	January 1821
PT/2/18	Paper, ['Description of an apparatus for the analysis of the compound inflammable gases by slow combustion; with experiments on the gas from coal, explaining application'] by William Henry	19 May 1808
AP/1/3	Unpublished paper, 'Estimate of the force of explosion of coal gas' by unknown author	[early 19th century]
PT/3/27	Paper, 'Experiments on ammonia, and an account of a new method of analyzing it, by combustion with oxygen and other gases' in a letter to Humphry Davy from Will [William] Henry	[1809]
HS/25/3/3	Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Henry, dated at Slough	9 January 1832

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