| Authorised form of name | Hatchett; Charles (1765 - 1847); chemist and mineralogist |
| Dates | 1765 - 1847 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | London, England |
| Date of birth | 02 January 1765 |
| Place of death | Bellevue House, Chelsea, London |
| Date of death | 10 February or 10 March 1847 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
Upton-cum-Chalvey, Buckinghamshire |
| Research field | Chemistry |
| Activity | Career:
Wrote a history of the Literary Club
Memberships:
Literary Club (1809)
|
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 09/03/1797 |
| RSActivity | Royal Society roles:
VP 1820-1825
Medals and prizes:
Copley Medal 1798 |
| Relationships | Son of John Hatchett, coachbuilder of Long Acre, London; father-in-law of William Thomas Brande (FRS 1809) |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB
References:
Sir John Craig, 'The Royal Society and the Royal Mint' in NR 1964 vol 19 pp 156-167
N G Coley, 'The Animal Chemistry Club; Assistant Society to the Royal Society' in NR 1967 vol 22 pp 173-185
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
Notes:
See also Barrow's 'Sketches of the Royal Society'. DNB gives death date as 10 February 1847; DSB gives 10 March 1847. |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/25381799 |
| Code | NA3037 |
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| IM/001987 | Hatchett, Charles | nd |
| L&P/10/42 | Paper, 'Description of a compound species of calcareous sulphurated spar' by Charles Hatchett | 12 December 1792 |
| MDA/A/16/75 | Copy letter from David Christie Martin to Thomas Ralph Merton | 1 October 1956 |
| NLB/61/707 | Copy letter from Francis Alexander Towle, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society; to Gordon P. G. Hills Esquire; Fircroft, Cookham Dean, Berks | 14 October 1921 |
| L&P/12/75 | Paper, 'Analysis of the magnetical pyrites and other sulphurets of iron' by Charles Hatchett | 1804 |
| L&P/12/111 | Paper, 'Additional remarks and experiments on artifical tannin' by Charles Hatchett | 1805 |
| L&P/11/134 | Paper, 'Chemical experiments on zoophytes' by Charles Hatchett | 1800 |
| L&P/11/128 | Letter, 'Experiments on platina' from Robert Bingley to Charles Hatchett | 1800 |
| L&P/11/105 | Paper, 'Experiments and observations on shell and bone' by Charles Hatchett | 1799 |
| L&P/11/173 | Paper, 'Analysis of North American mineral containing unknown metal' by Charles Hatchett | 1801 |
| L&P/12/42/1 | Report, 'Experiments and observations on the various alloys - on the specific gravity - and on the comparative wear of gold' from Charles Hatchett to the Privy Council | 1802 |
| L&P/12/42 | Paper, 'Experiments and observations on the various alloys - on the specific gravity - and on the comparative wear of gold' by Charles Hatchett | 1802 |
| L&P/12/67 | Paper, 'Analysis of the cupro-antimonial sulphuret of lead' by Charles Hatchett | 1803 |
| L&P/12/98 | Paper, 'On factitious tannin' by Charles Hatchett | 1805 |
| L&P/12/73 | Paper, 'Analytical experiments and observations on lac' by Charles Hatchett | 1804 |
| L&P/11/136 | Paper, 'Chemical experiments on zoophytes' by Charles Hatchett [Continued] | 1800 |
| L&P/12/139 | Paper, 'Account of some peculiarities in the urine of the camel' by Charles Hatchett | 30 April 1806 |
| L&P/11/45 | Paper, 'An analysis of the earthy substances from New South Wales, called Sydenia or Terra Australis' by Charles Hatchett | 1798 |
| L&P/12/122 | Paper, 'Third series of experiments on artifical tannin' by Charles Hatchett | 11 January 1806 |
| EC/1796/20 | Hatchett, Charles: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| MS/859 | Correspondence of Charles Hatchett | 18th-19th century |
| PT/1/16/2 | Plate, figures showing components of eudiometer by Silv [Silvanus] Bevan | [1807] |
| MC/2 | Volume 2 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1832-1838 |
| PT/1/16/1 | Manuscript, 'A new eudiometer, accompanied with experiments, elucidating its application' by Wm [William] Hasledine Pepys | [1807] |
| PT/3/12 | Paper, 'On a native arseniate of lead' by the Reverend Wm [William] Gregor | [1809] |
| PT/11/4 | Paper, 'On a method of removing the musty [fluoror?] of corn' by Chas [Charles] Hatchett in a letter to Sir Joseph Banks | 4 December 1816 |
| L&P/10/144 | Paper, 'Analysis of the Cartinthian molybdate of lead, with experiments on molybdate acid; to which are added some experiments on the decomposition of sulphate of ammoniac' by Charles Hatchett | 1796 |
| L&P/12/81 | Paper, 'Observations on the change of some of the proximate principles of vegetables into Bitumen' by Charles Hatchett | 1804 |
| AP/17/8 | Unpublished paper, 'An account of two cases of inflammatory tumor produced by the deposit of the larva of a large fly (ostrus humanus) beneath the cutis, in the human subject; accompanied with drawings of the larva' by John Howship | 1833 |
| PT/1/16 | Paper, 'A new eudiometer, accompanied with experiments, elucidating its application' by Wm [William] Hasledine Pepys | [1807] |
| L&P/11/64 | Letter, 'Analysis of the water of Diss Meer upon various substances immersed in it' from Charles Hatchett to Joseph Banks | 1798 |