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John Eliot Howard

British chemist (1807-1883) · Scientists · Died at 76

John Eliot Howard was an English chemist who conducted pioneering work collecting and analysing cinchona bark which led to significant influence in the quinine industry, particularly within 19th Century British-Indian Plantations.

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Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
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Lived 1807 to 1883 · aged 76