Person Tennant; Smithson (1761 - 1815) Tennant Smithson 1761 - 1815 British Male Selby, Yorkshire, England 30 November 1761 Bridge collapsed while he was riding over it near Bologne, France 22 February 1815

Chemistry Education: Edinburgh (studied medicine); Christ's College, Cambridge (botany, chemistry); MB; MD (1796, Cambridge) Career: Professor of Chemistry, Cambridge (1813 until his death); killed when the bridge he was riding over collapsed. Medals and prizes: Copley Medal 1804 Fellow 13/01/1785 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB References: W A Smeaton, 'Louis Bernard Guyton de Morveau, FRS (1737-1816) and his Relations with British Scientists' in NR 1967 vol 22 pp 113-130 L F Gilbert, 'W H Wollaston MSS at Cambridge' in NR 1952 vol 9 pp 310-332 Donald McDonald, 'Smithson Tennant, FRS (1761-1815)' in NR 1962 vol 17 pp 77-94 N G Coley, 'George Pearson MD, FRS (1751-1828): 'The greatest chemist in England'? in NR 2003 vol 57 pp 161-175 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 M I Grossman 'Smithson Tennant: meteorites and the final trip to France' NR 2007 pp265-284 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 30 Nov 1761 - 22 Feb 1815 NA626 21/11/2001 Andyg Martind 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/43034850 0aea0dbc-6391-4caf-beba-43fb67c32bbc