Arthur Aikin | |
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Born | |
Died | 15 April 1854 | (aged 80)
Nationality | British |
Known for | Geological Society of London |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Chemistry |
Arthur Aikin FLS FGS (19 May 1773 – 15 April 1854) was an English chemist, mineralogist and scientific writer, and was a founding member of the Chemical Society (now the Royal Society of Chemistry). He first became its treasurer in 1841,[1] and later became the society's second president.[2]