Richard Chenevix, Irish chemist and playwright (born 1774)

Richard Chenevix (chemist)

Irish chemist (1774–1830)

Richard Chenevix was an Irish chemist, mineralogist and playwright who also wrote on a range of other topics. He was known for his sharp cynicism and for engaging in combative criticism. Chenevix received the Copley Medal in 1803, "for his various Chemical Papers printed in the…