John Percy ( 1817 - 1889 )

Birth: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England (23 March 1817) Death: London (19 June 1889) Profession: Physician Research Field: Metallurgy, chemistry Education: MD (1838, Edinburgh) Career: Studied medicine in Paris, under Gay Lussac and Antoine de Jussieu; Physician, Queen's Hospital, Birmingham (1839); Lecturer in metallurgy, Metropolitan School of Science (later Royal School of Mines) (1851) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 22/04/1847 Clubs: Royal Society Dining Club, 1853-1889 (Treasurer 1855-1866).