John Percy
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London art collector and metallurgist (1817-1889)
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John Percy (1817–1889) was a British metallurgist, university teacher, art collector, and photographer. Born in Nottingham and educated at the University of Edinburgh, he worked primarily in London. His professional activities spanned from 1850 until his death in 1889. Percy was a member of the Royal Society, where he received the Albert Medal and was recognized in the Royal Society collection. He also held the distinction of being a Fellow of the Royal Society.
Percy’s work focused on metallurgy and photography. His publications include *The manufacture of Russian sheet-iron*, *Die metallurgie*, *On the modes of extracting gold from its ores*, *Bright's disease*, and *Introductory lecture on organic chemistry, delivered at the Royal School of Medicine and Surgery, Birmingham*. His works are held in the collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum. Percy spoke English and was a citizen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1817
- Died
- 1889
- Works
- 18
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1
- Total plays
- 1
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Recent publications · Crossref
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Family name
- Percy
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Nottingham
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- photographer
- Educated at
- University of Edinburgh
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- photography
- Image
- John Percy (metallurgist).jpg
- Work location
- London
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- date of birth
- 1817-03-23
- date of death
- 1889-06-19
- member of
- Royal Society
- start of work period
- 1850-01-01
- end of work period
- 1889-01-01
- Commons category
- John Percy
- has works in the collection
- J. Paul Getty Museum
- P12749
- Formicoxenus provancheri
Sources (2)
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Works in European collections
7 objects attributed to John Percy, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Die Metallurgie
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Ausführliches Handbuch der Eisenhüttenkunde : Gewinnung des Roheisens und Darstellung des Schmiedeeisens und Stahls, in praktischer und theoretischer Beziehung, unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der englischen Verhältnisse ; in drei Abtheilungen / nach dem Engl. des John Percy. Frei bearb. von Hermann Wedding
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2, Eisenhüttenkunde, Abt. 1
2, Eisenhüttenkunde, Abt. 3, Darstellung des schmiedbaren Eisens