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Richard Phillips (1778-1851), of the Poultry, son of a printer and bookseller in the City of London, was a member of the Society of Friends, In early life he was the intimate friend of Davy and Wollaston. He became distinguished as a chemist, was elected F.R.S. in 1822, and was chemist and curator to the Museum of Economic Geology from 1839 until the close of his life: during the last two years he was president of the Chemical Society. (History of Geological Society H.B.W. (1907) pp. 13)
Timeline
| 1778 | Born in 1778, son of printer and bookseller in the City. Member of Society of Friends. Associate of Davy and Wollaston. Became distinguished as a Chemist. |
| 1822 | Elected F.R.S. |
| 1839 | Appointed first Chemist and Curator to Museum of Economic Geology. (Continued 2nd series of “Annals of Philosophy……” (1821-26) begun by T. Thomson (1813-20)). |
| 1850 – 1851 | President of Chemistry Society. |
| 1851 | Died. |
Biographies and obituaries
| History of Geological Society H.B.W. (1907) pp. 13, 50. |
| Wikipedia entry |