Person Percy; John (1817 - 1889); metallurgist Percy John metallurgist 1817 - 1889 British Male Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom 23 March 1817 18170323 1 Gloucester Crescent, Paddington, London, England, United Kingdom 19 June 1889 18890619

Birmingham (1847); Craven Hill, London; 1 Gloucester Crescent, Bayswater, London, England, United Kingdom

Metallurgist Medicine Metallurgy Chemistry Education: Private school at Southampton; MD (1838, Edinburgh) Career: Studied medicine in Paris, under Gay Lussac and Antoine de Jussieu; Physician, Queen's Hospital, Birmingham (1839); worked with David Forbes and William Hallowes Miller on crystallized slags (1846); Lecturer in metallurgy and metallurgist to the museum, Metropolitan School of Science (later Royal School of Mines) (1851-1879); appointed lecturer on metallurgy to the artillery officers at Woolwich (1864-1889); superintendent of ventilation of the houses of parliament (1865); member of the secretary for war's commissions on the application of iron for defensive purposes (1861) and on Gibraltar shields (1867), and of the royal commissions on coal (1871) and the spontaneous combustion of coal in ships (1875) Memberships: Geological Society Awards/Medals: Bessemer medal of the Iron and Steel Institute 1876 Albert gold medal of the Society of Arts 1889 Parents: Henry Percy, solicitor. Spouse: (m. 1839) Grace Mary (d. 1880), daughter of J. E. Piercy, of Warley Hall, Birmingham. Eminent for his acquaintance with organic and metallurigcal chemistry. His collection of metallurgical specimens was deposited in the museum at South Kensington. Council: 1857-1859 Clubs: Royal Society Dining Club, 1853-1889 (Treasurer 1855-1866) Fellow 22/04/1847 30 Michael Faraday Golding Bird William Robert Grove William Benjamin Carpenter John Gould William Allen Miller Hugh Falconer Edward Forbes Henry Thomas De la Beche Edward Solly Leaonard Horner Richard Phillips John Forbes Royle Charles Lyell Thomas Bell Thomas Graham Richard Partridge Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc 1889 vol 46 pp xxxv-xl signed by W C R-A 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 RCN 58652 RCN 58653 23 Mar 1817 - 19 Jun 1889 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 07/05/2025 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA2658 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 07/05/2025 RS_NET\VidaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/9836037 a9caab10-44d0-497a-a9f6-4992031bfa23