Humphry Davy Scientist

Sir Humphry Davy, 1st Baronet FRS MRIA FGS (17 December 1778 – 29 May 1829) was a British chemist and inventor. He is probably best remembered today for his discoveries of several alkali and alkaline earth metals, as well as contributions to the discoveries of the elemental nature of chlorine and iodine. Berzelius called Davy's 1806 Bakerian Lecture On Some Chemical Agencies of Electricity "one of the best memoirs which has ever enriched the theory of chemistry. " This paper was central to any chemical affinity theory in the first half of the nineteenth century. In 1815 he invented the Davy lamp, which allowed miners to work safely in the presence of flammable gases.

Personal facts

Birth date	December 17, 1778
Birth place	Cornwall , England , Penzance
Nationality	Cornish people
Date of death	May 29, 1829
Place of death	Geneva , Switzerland
Known for	Barium Boron Calcium Davy lamp Magnesium Potassium Sodium Electrolysis