Henry Cavendish ( 1731 - 1810 )

Birth: Nice, France (10 October 1731) Death: London (24 February 1810) Burial: All Saints' Church, Derby (12 March 1810) Research Field: Natural philosophy Education: School at Hackney; Peterhouse, Cambridge (admitted 1749, resided until 1753) Career: Discovered the extreme lightness of inflammatory air (hydrogen) and later ascertained that water is composed of two gases; experimented on electricity and the density of the earth; Sir Everard Home (FRS 1787) was called to see him shortly before he died; left a fortune of over £1million Memberships: FSA Membership: Fellow Election Date: 1/05/1760 Medals/Prizes: Copley Medal 1766.