| Authorised form of name | Kidd; John (1775 - 1851) |
| Dates | 1775 - 1851 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | London, England |
| Date of birth | 10 September 1775 |
| Place of death | Oxford |
| Date of death | 17 September 1851 |
| Research field | Chemistry |
| Anatomy |
| Activity | Education:
MD
|
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 28/03/1822 |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB
References:
Maurice Crosland, 'Explicit Qualifications as a Criterion for Membership of the Royal Society: A Historical Review' in NR 1982-83 vol 37 pp 167-187
D R Oldroyd and D W Hutchings, 'The Chemical Lectures at Oxford (1822-1854) of Charles Daubeny, MD, FRS' in NR 1978-9 vol 33 pp 217-259
J M Edmonds and J A Douglas, 'William Buckland, FRS (1784-1856) and an Oxford Geological Lecture, 1823' in NR 1975-6 vol 30 pp 141-167
Notes:
Citation originally read '...leave to...in this University as...'; 'this' was altered to 'the' & 'on our personal knowledge' & 'of oxford' superscribed |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/33398575 |
| Code | NA1864 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| IM/002529 | Kidd, John | nd |
| PT/15/16 | Paper, 'Observations on naphthaline, a peculiar substance resembling a concrete essential oil, which is apparently produced during the decomposition of coal tar by exposure to a red heat' by J [John] Kidd | [1821] |
| EC/1822/03 | Kidd, John: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| PT/8/26 | Paper, 'Observations respecting the natural production of saltpetre [saltpeter] on the walls of subterranean and other buildings' by John Kidd | February 1814 |
| PT/73/11/26 | Paintings, anatomy of the mole-cricket by J. [John] Whessell | [1824] |
| HS/11/82 | Letter, from John Kidd to Sir John Herschel, dated at Oxford | 17 May 1825 |