John George Children, English chemist, mineralogist, and zoologist (died 1852)

John George Children

British chemist, mineralogist and zoologist

John George Children FRS FRSE FLS PRES was a British chemist, mineralogist and zoologist. He was a friend of Sir Humphry Davy, who helped him secure a controversial appointment to a post in the British Museum. Along with Davy he built a large galvanic cell, assisted him in…