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Richard Chenevix

Irish chemist · Scientists · Lived 1774 to 1830 · aged 56

Richard Chenevix was an Irish chemist, mineralogist and playwright who also wrote on a range of other topics. He was known for his sharp cynicism and for engaging in combative criticism. Chenevix received the Copley Medal in 1803, "for his various Chemical Papers printed in the Philosophical Transactions."

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Fellow of the Royal Society
Copley Medal

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Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1774 to 1830 · aged 56