Person Prout; William (1785 - 1850) Prout William 1785 - 1850 British Male Horton, Gloucestershire, England 15 January 1785 Sackville Street, Piccadilly, London 09 April 1850 Burial: Kensal Green Cemetery, London

Southampton Street, London (1818)

Chemistry Biochemistry Education: MD Medals and Awards Copley Medal 1827; a second Copley Medal that year was awarded to Lietenant Henry Foster FRS 'For his magnetic and other observations made during the Arctic expedition to Port Bowen'. Medals and prizes: Copley Medal 1827 'For his Paper, entitled, 'On the Composition of simple alimentary substances, with some preliminary remarks on the analysis of organized bodies in general'. Fellow 11/03/1819 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB References: N G Coley, 'Henry Bence-Jones, MD, FRS (1813-1873)' in NR 1973-4 vol 28 pp 31-56 W S C Copeman, 'William Prout, MD, FRS, Physician and Chemist (1785-1850)' in NR 1969 vol 24 pp 273-280, plate W H Brock, 'William Prout and Barometry' in NR 1969 vol 24 pp 281-294 W H Brock, 'The Selection of the Authors of the Bridgewater Treatises' in NR 1966 vol 21 pp 162-179 International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 15 Jan 1785 - 9 Apr 1850 NA1335 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 02/04/2026 RS_NET\VirginiaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/5733421 4b381001-91df-4320-8a14-1330ed3b73a5