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Arthur Herbert Church

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Professor of chemistry at the Royal Academy of Arts, mineralogist and author (1834-1915)

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Sir Arthur Herbert Church was a British chemist, expert on pottery, stones and chemistry of paintings, who discovered turacin in 1869 and several minerals, including the only British cerium mineral.

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Fellow of the Royal Society
Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
Fellow of the Chemical Society

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Sir Arthur Herbert Church was a British chemist, expert on pottery, stones and chemistry of paintings, who discovered turacin in 1869 and several minerals, including the only British cerium mineral. He was also a talented artist and worked as a professor of chemistry at the Agricultural College in Cirencester and then at the Royal Academy of Arts. He wrote extensively on aspects of chemistry in agriculture, art, and daily life. He wrote a widely used book on paints, "The Chemistry of Paints and Painting".

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Lived 1834 to 1915 · aged 80
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