Person Daniell; John Frederic (1790 - 1845); physicist Daniell John Frederic physicist 1790 - 1845 British Male Essex Street, Strand, London, England 12 March 1790 At the Royal Society, whilst attending a meeting of the Council, London 13 March 1845

Meteorology Chemistry Electricity Career: Invented the hygrometer which was named after him (1820); made meteorological observations; invented a water barometer and a pyrometer (1832); Professor of Chemistry, King's College London (1831); invented the constant battery which was named after him and which won him the Copley Medal Brother of Edmund Robert Daniell (FRS 1828) Royal Society roles: For Sec 1839-1845 Medals and prizes: Rumford Medal 1832; Copley Medal 1837; Royal Medal 1842 Fellow 05/05/1814 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc 1845 No 62 pp 577-580 References: David A Cumming, 'John MacCulloch, FRS, at Addiscombe: The Lectureships in Chemistry and Geology' in NR 1979-80 vol 34 pp 155-183 V Gold, 'Samuel Taylor Coleridge and the Appointment of J F Daniell, FRS, as Professor of Chemistry at King's College London' in NR 1973-4 vol 28 pp 25-29 W H Brock, 'William Prout and Barometry' in NR 1969 vol 24 pp 281-294 S Ross, 'Faraday Consults the Scholars: the Origins of the Terms of Electrochemistry' in NR 1961 vol 16 pp 187-220 Notes: Note on certificate "April 28th Ballot postponed there being only 17 members present" ©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 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/image-rs-13448 12 Mar 1790 - 13 Mar 1845 NA8195 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/15509252 85e261c0-3136-4bcd-bbff-e1a338688890