| Authorised form of name | Pearson; George (1751 - 1828) |
| Dates | 1751 - 1828 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Rotherham, Yorkshire, England |
| Place of death | His house in Hanover Square, London |
| Date of death | 09 November 1828 |
| Dates and places | Baptism:
04 September 1751 |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Research field | Chemistry |
| Activity | Education:
MD (1774, Edinburgh)
Career:
Practised at Doncaster, then moved to London; Physician, St George's Hospital, London (1787); lectured on chemistry, materia medica and the practice of Physic; one of the first to confirm Jenner's observations on vaccination
Memberships:
LCP (1784)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 23/06/1791 |
| Royal Society activity | Royal Society roles:
Council: 1802; 1827
Lectures:
Bakerian 1827 |
| Relationships | Son of John Pearson, apothecary; grandson of Nathaniel Pearson, vicar of Stainton, Rotherham |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; DSB
References:
N G Coley, 'George Pearson MD, FRS (1751-1828): 'The greatest chemist in England'? in NR 2003 vol 57 pp 161-175 |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/64791091 |
| Royal Society code | NA5829 |
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| IM/003471 | Pearson, George | nd |
| NLB/11/550 | Copy letter from an unknown correspondent, to Mr George Pearson, Engraver, 3 Bolt Court, Fleet Street, E.C. | 22 July 1895 |
| L&P/10/79 | Paper, 'On the effects of the variolous infection on pregnant women; and on the foetus in the womb' by George Pearson | 1794 |
| L&P/8/2 | Paper, 'Experiments on the air contained in the mineral water of Buxton' by George Pearson | 1782 |
| L&P/9/210 | Paper, 'Experiments and observations to investigate the composition of James's powder' by George Pearson | 1791 |
| L&P/10/16 | Paper, 'Experiments made with the view of decompounding fixed air or carbonic acid' by George Pearson | 1792 |
| L&P/11/38 | Paper, 'Experiments and observations tending to show the composition and properties of urinary concretions' by George Pearson | 1797 |
| L&P/11/1 | Paper, 'Oberservations and experiments on some ancient metallic arms, instruments and utensils' by George Pearson | 1796 |
| L&P/11/18/3 | Plate, 'Experimental apparatus' by George Pearson | 1796 |
| EC/1786/15 | Pearson, George: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| EC/1791/18 | Pearson, George: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| PT/7/22 | Paper, 'On the colouring matter of the black bronchial glands, and of the black spots of the lungs' by George Pearson | [1813] |
| PT/3/20 | Paper, 'On expectorated matters' by George Pearson | [1809] |
| L&P/10/89 | Paper, 'Observations and experiments on a wax-life substance resembling the pe-la of the Chinese, collected at Madras [Chennai] by Dr Anderson and called by him white lac' by George Pearson | 1794 |
| AP/9/27/2 | Unpublished drawing, electrical increaser by Henry Upington | [1817] |
| AP/13/21 | Unpublished paper, 'The Bakerian Lecture. Researches to discover the faculties of pulmonary absorption with respect to charcoal' by George Pearson | [1827] |
| AP/9/27/1 | Unpublished manuscript, 'An account of an electrical increaser' from Henry Upington to George Pearson | 24 February 1817 |
| L&P/11/18/1 | Paper, 'Experiments and observations made with a view of ascertaining the nature of the gas produced by passing electric discharges through water' by George Pearson | 1796 |
| AP/9/27 | Unpublished letter, 'An account of an electrical increaser' from Henry Upington to George Pearson | 24 February 1817 |
| L&P/10/122 | Paper, 'Experiments and observations to investigate the nature of a kind of steel manufactured at Bombay, and there called Wootz; with remarks on the properties and composition of the sidderent states of iron' by George Paarson | 1795 |
| L&P/11/18 | Paper, 'Experiments and observations made with a view of ascertaining the nature of the gas produced by passing electric discharges through water' by George Pearson | 1796 |
| HS/14/149 | Letter, from George Pearson to Sir John Herschel, dated at George St. | 22 July 1827 |