British mineralogists British mineralogists David Forbes ( 6 September 1828 - 5 December 1876) was a British mineralogist, metallurgist and chemist, brother of Edward Forbes, born in Douglas, Isle of Man, and received his early education there and at Brentwood in Essex. When he was fourteen he had already acquired a knowledge of chemistry. This subject he studied at the University of Edinburgh, and he was still young when he was appointed superintendent of the mining and metallurgical works at Espedal in Norway. Subsequently he became a partner in the firm of Evans & Askin, nickel-smelters, of Birmingham, and in that capacity during the years 1857-1860 he visited Chile, Bolivia and Peru. Besides reports for the Iron and Steel Institute, of which, during the last years of his life, he was foreign secretary, he wrote upwards of 50 papers on scientific subjects, among which are the following: The Action of Sulphurets on Metallic Silicates at High Temperatures; The Relations of the Silurian and Metamorphic Rocks of the south of Norway; The Causes producing Foliation in Rocks; The Chemical Composition of the Silurian and Cambrian Liniestones; The Geology of Bolivia and Southern Peru and The Mineralogy of Chile. ...more on Wikipedia about "David Forbes (British Mineralogist)"
James De Carle Sowerby ( 1787 – 1871) was a British mineralogist and illustrator. He received an education in chemistry. ...more on Wikipedia about "James De Carle Sowerby"
James Gregory was a noted 19th century British mineralogist. ...more on Wikipedia about "James Gregory (mineralogist)"
John George Children ( May 18, 1777, Ferox Hall, Tunbridge – January 1, 1852, Halstead/Kent) was a British chemist, mineralogist and zoologist. ...more on Wikipedia about "John George Children"
Matthew Forster Heddle ( April 28, 1828 - November 19, 1897), Scottish mineralogist, was born at Hoy in Orkney. ...more on Wikipedia about "Matthew Forster Heddle"
William Babington ( May 21, 1756 – April 29, 1833) was a British physician and mineralogist. ...more on Wikipedia about "William Babington"
William Hallowes Miller ( April 6, 1801 – May 20, 1880), British mineralogist and crystallographer, was born at Velindre near Llandovery, Carmarthenshire. ...more on Wikipedia about "William Hallowes Miller"
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