| Authorised form of name | Henry; William (1774 - 1836); chemist |
| Dates | 1774 - 1836 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Manchester, Lancashire, England |
| Date of birth | 12 December 1774 |
| Place of death | Manchester, Lancashire |
| Date of death | 02 September 1836 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
Cross Street Unitarian Chapel, Manchester, Lancashire |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Research field | Chemistry |
| Activity | Education:
MD (1807, Edinburgh)
Career:
Communicated to the Royal Chemistry Society on chemical subjects; assisted his father in practice, Manchester; published 'Epitome of chemistry' (later entitled 'The elements of experimental chemistry') (1801); Physician, Manchester Infirmary; gave up medical practice and devoted himself to his father's lucrative chemical business
Memberships:
FGS
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 23/02/1809 |
| RSActivity | Medals and prizes:
Copley Medal 1808 |
| Relationships | Son of Thomas Henry (FRS 1775); father of William Charles Henry (FRS 1834) |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB
Obituaries:
Proc Roy Soc 1836 No 27 pp 439-440
References:
R W Jones, 'Dalton's unfortunate choice' in NR 2003 vol 57 pp 15-33 |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/44519386 |
| Code | NA6846 |
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1808/13 | Henry, William: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| IM/002041 | Henry, William | nd |
| L&P/11/34 | Paper, 'Experiments on carbonated hydrogenous gas' by William Henry | 1797 |
| L&P/11/121 | Paper, 'Experiments made with a view of decomposing the muriatic acid' by William Henry | 1800 |
| L&P/12/41/1 | Paper, 'Appendix to a paper on the absorption of gases by water' by William Henry | 1802 |
| L&P/12/41 | Paper, 'Appendix to a paper on the absorption of gases by water' by William Henry | 1802 |
| PT/4/4 | Paper, 'An analysis of several varieties of British and foreign salt (muriate of soda) with a view to explain their fitness for different economical purposes' by William Henry | [1809] |
| PT/6/12 | Paper, 'Additional experiments on the muriatic and oxymuriatic acids' by William Henry | 6 January 1812 |
| PT/2/18/1 | Manuscript, ['Description of an apparatus for the analysis of the compound inflammable gases by slow combustion; with experiments on the gas from coal, explaining application'] by William Henry | 19 May 1808 |
| PT/2/18/2 | Plate, diagram of combustion analysis apparatus by unknown artist | 19 May 1808 |
| AP/15/7 | Unpublished paper, 'A critical and experimental enquiry into the relations subsisting between nerve and muscle' by Wm [William] Charles Henry | [1831] |
| PT/17/5 | Paper, 'On the action of finely divided platinum on gaseous mixtures, and its application to their analysis' by William Henry | 6 June 1824 |
| PT/15/13 | Paper, 'On the aëriform compounds of charcoal and hydrogen, with an account of some additional experiments on the gases from oil and from coal' by William Henry | January 1821 |
| PT/2/18 | Paper, ['Description of an apparatus for the analysis of the compound inflammable gases by slow combustion; with experiments on the gas from coal, explaining application'] by William Henry | 19 May 1808 |
| AP/1/3 | Unpublished paper, 'Estimate of the force of explosion of coal gas' by unknown author | [early 19th century] |
| PT/3/27 | Paper, 'Experiments on ammonia, and an account of a new method of analyzing it, by combustion with oxygen and other gases' in a letter to Humphry Davy from Will [William] Henry | [1809] |
| HS/25/3/3 | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Henry, dated at Slough | 9 January 1832 |