William Prout

British chemist (1785-1850)

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Born: 1785
Died: 1850
Works: 20

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Prout's hypothesis
Chemistry, meteorology and the function of digestion considered with reference to natural theology
On the nature and treatment of stomach and renal diseases : being an inquiry into the connexion of diabetes, calculus, and other affections of the kidney and bladder, with indigestion
On the nature and treatment of stomach and urinary diseases : being an enquir into the connexion of diabetes, calculus, and other affections of the kidney and bladder, with indigestion
An inquiry into the nature and treatment of diabetes, calculus, and other affections of the urinary organs : with remarks on the importance of attending to the state of the urine in organic diseases of the kidney and bladder : and some practical rules for determining the nature of the disease from the sensible and chemical properties of that secretion

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Origin: United Kingdom
Active from: 1978

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Discography

Lions in My Own Garden: Exit Someone / Radio Love1982
The Devil Has All the Best Tunes / Walk On1983
Don’t Sing1984
Swoon1984
Couldn’t Bear to Be Special1984
When Love Breaks Down1984
Faron Young (edit)1985
Steve McQueen1985
Appetite1985
Nightingales: The Early Years E.P.1988

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5 total works indexed

VMD: Visual molecular dynamics
· 1996 · cited 61,541x
Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure
· 1976 · cited 43,895x
Comparison of simple potential functions for simulating liquid water
· 1983 · cited 38,991x
QIIME allows analysis of high-throughput community sequencing data
· 2010 · cited 30,725x
Preparation of Graphitic Oxide
· 1958 · cited 28,527x

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Key facts

Born: 15 January 1785 ( 1785-01-15 ) , Horton, Gloucestershire , England
Died: 9 April 1850 (1850-04-09) (aged 65), London, England
Alma mater: Edinburgh University ( M.D. ) (1811)
Known for: Prout's hypothesis
Awards: Copley Medal (1827)
Fields: Chemistry , Medicine

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date of birth: 1785-01-15
date of death: 1850-04-09
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William Prout FRS (/praʊt/; 15 January 1785 – 9 April 1850) was an English chemist, physician, and natural theologian. He is known for proposing the Prout's hypothesis.

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