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Also known as Rutherf., Professor Daniel Rutherford

British physician, chemist, botanist and physicist (1749–1819)

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Born
( 1749-11-03 ) 3 November 1749, Edinburgh , Scotland
Died
15 November 1819 (1819-11-15) (aged 70) , Edinburgh , Scotland
Alma mater
University of Edinburgh
Known for
isolation of nitrogen
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Chemistry
Institutions
Physician, Edinburgh (1775–86), Professor of medicine and botany, University of Edinburgh, Keeper, Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh (1786–1819), King's Botanist in Scotland (1786-), Physician, Edinburgh Royal Infirmary (1791)
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Daniel Rutherford FRSE FRCPE FLS FSA(Scot) (3 November 1749 – 15 November 1819) was a Scottish physician, chemist and botanist who is known for the isolation of nitrogen in 1772.

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