J. Lawrence Smith (chemist)

J. Lawrence Smith
Born(1818-12-17)December 17, 1818
DiedOctober 12, 1883(1883-10-12) (aged 64)
Louisville, Kentucky, US
Alma mater
Known forInvention of the inverted microscope
Scientific career
FieldsChemistry
Institutions
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John Lawrence Smith (December 17, 1818 – October 12, 1883) was an American chemist and mineralogist.[1]

He published extensively on analytical chemistry and mineralogy, including Mineralogy and Chemistry, Original Researches (1873; enlarged with biographical sketches, 1884).[2][3] His collection of meteorites was the finest in the United States, and upon his death, he passed it to Harvard.[2][4] The J. Lawrence Smith Medal is named in his honor.[4]

  1. ^ Silliman, Benjamin (April 17, 1884). Memoir of John Lawrence Smith, 1818-1883 (PDF). National Academy of Sciences. pp. 217–248.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference NIE2nd was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Smith, J. Lawrence (1884). Marvin, Joseph Benson (ed.). Original researches in mineralogy and chemistry. Louisville, Kentucky: John P. Norton & Co.
  4. ^ a b Willson, Lee Anne. "J. LAWRENCE SMITH AND HIS METEORITE COLLECTIONS" (PDF). Iowa State University. Retrieved 31 December 2019.