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Daniel Rutherford
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British physician, chemist, botanist and physicist (1749–1819)
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Key facts
- 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
- Fields
- 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)
- Author abbrev botany
- Rutherf.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Daniel
- Family name
- Rutherford
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Edinburgh
- Place of death
- Edinburgh
- Occupation
- physician
- Educated at
- University of Cambridge
- Employer
- University of Edinburgh
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Student of
- Joseph Black
- Field of work
- botany
- Image
- Rutherford Daniel.jpg
- Residence
- Scotland
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- date of birth
- 1749-11-03
- date of death
- 1819-11-15
- described by source
- Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
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- Daniel Rutherford
- member of
- Royal Society of Edinburgh
- influenced by
- Joseph Black
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Encyclopedic overview
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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