| Authorised form of name | Apjohn; James (1796 - 1886) |
| Dates | 1796 - 1886 |
| Nationality | Irish |
| British |
| Place of birth | Limerick |
| Date of birth | 01 September 1796 |
| Place of death | County Dublin |
| Date of death | 02 June 1886 |
| Research field | Chemistry |
| Physics |
| Activity | Education:
Tipperary Grammar School; Trinity College, Dublin (1813) BA (1817) BM (1821) MD (1837)
Career:
Professor of Chemistry, Royal Cork Institution (1826-1828); Professor of Chemistry, Royal College of Surgeons (1828-1850); Professor of Applied Chemistry, Trinity College, Dublin (1841-1881); Professor Mineralogy, Trinity College, Dublin (1845-1881); University Professor of Chemistry, Trinity College, Dublin (1850 - 1875); awarded the Cunningham Gold Medal of the Royal Irish Academy for essay 'A new method of investigating gaseous bodies' (1837); worked on determination of the dew point using the wet bulb hygrometer, suggesting a formula that became known as Apjohn's formula; analysed and described a new mineral from Grahamstown, South Africa which was named Apjohnite
Memberships:
FCS 1861; MRIA Vice-President; Fellow of the King's and Queen's College of Physicians
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 02/06/1853 |
| Relationships | Son of Thomas Apjohn, tax collector |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; Irish Innovators
Obituaries:
Proc Roy Soc 1886 vol 41 pp i-ii signed by J E R |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/315945042 |
| Royal Society code | NA2776 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| MM/11/141 | Letter from James Apjohn, Knock | 1 August 1839 |
| IM/Maull/000116 | Apjohn, James | nd |
| EC/1853/01 | Apjohn, James: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| MC/5/122 | Letter from James Apjohn, 21 Baggot Street, [Dublin, Ireland], to the Royal Society | 9 November 1853 |
| MC/5 | Volume 5 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1851-1858 |