Person Apjohn; James (1796 - 1886) Apjohn James 1796 - 1886 Irish British Male Limerick 01 September 1796 County Dublin 02 June 1886

33 Baggot Street, Dublin

Chemistry Physics 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 Son of Thomas Apjohn, tax collector Fellow 02/06/1853 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; Irish Innovators Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc 1886 vol 41 pp i-ii signed by J E R ©The Royal Society 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 1 Sep 1796 - 2 Jun 1886 NA2776 21/11/2001 Andyg pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/315945042 efb8ac84-c807-4909-81f7-9a5ad7fbe475