page_title: John George Children
hierarchical_section_title: John George Children
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: John George Children (* 1777; † 1852), britischer Chemiker, Mineraloge und Zoologe
context_page_description: John George Children FRS FRSE FLS PRES was a British chemist, mineralogist and zoologist. He invented a method to extract silver from ore without the need for mercury. He was a friend of Sir Humphry Davy, who helped him secure a controversial appointment to a post in the British Museum. Children was also the founding president of the Royal Entomological Society.
context_section_description: John George Children FRS FRSE FLS PRES (18 May 1777 – 1 January 1852 in Halstead, Kent) was a British chemist, mineralogist and zoologist. He invented a method to extract silver from ore without the need for mercury. He was a friend of Sir Humphry Davy, who helped him secure a controversial appointment to a post in the British Museum. Children was also the founding president of the Royal Entomological Society.
caption: Portrait, 1826
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