Person Godfrey-Hanckewitz; Ambrose (1660 - 1741) Godfrey-Hanckewitz Ambrose Ambrose Godfrey- Godfrey Hanckwitz Godfrey-Hanckwitz Hanckewitz 1660 - 1741 British Male 1660 15 January 1741

Southampton Street, Covent Garden, London

Chemist Career: Employed as operator in the laboratory of Robert Boyle (FRS 1663); Chemical Operator, Society of Apothecaries (c1690-1706); founded his own laboratory and chemical manufacturing business and made his fortune from the manufacture of phosphorous (1707) Married Mary, widow of Joseph Pitt, apothecary to Queen Anne and Prince George of Denmark; their three sons were all able chemists Fellow 22/01/1730 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB Authority: Altnames from DNB References: R E W Maddison, 'Studies in the Life of Robert Boyle, FRS. Part V. Boyle's Operator: Ambrose Godfrey Hanckwitz, FRS' in NR 1954-55 vol 11 pp 159-188, plate Hunting, Penelope 'The history of the Society of Apothecaries' (London: the Society, 1998) Notes: Always referred to in Journal Book as 'Mr Godfrey' but signs as Hanckewitz ©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 Anglo American Cataloguing Rules (second edition) rules for double barrelled and compound surnames https://pictures.royalsociety.org/image-rs-9570 1660 - 15 Jan 1741 NA7377 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes 369bc84e-4175-40fc-9821-31e768771529