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William Nicholson

1753 - 1815

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William Nicholson (13 December 1753 – 21 May 1815) was an English writer, translator, publisher, scientist, inventor, patent agent and civil engineer. He launched the first monthly scientific journal in Britain, Journal of Natural Philosophy, Chemistry, and the Arts, in 1797, and remained its editor until 1814. In 1800, he and Anthony Carlisle were the first to achieve electrolysis, the splitting of water into hydrogen and oxygen, using a voltaic pile. Nicholson also wrote extensively on natural philosophy and chemistry. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Nicholson is the 486th most popular chemist (down from 467th in 2019), the 3,384th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,121st in 2019) and the 62nd most popular British Chemist.

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Among chemists, William Nicholson ranks 486 out of 602. Before him are Phoebus Levene, Masatoshi Shima, Christopher Kelk Ingold, Ivan Horbachevsky, Archibald Scott Couper, and Alwin Mittasch. After him are Allen J. Bard, Edward Charles Howard, Christian Konrad Sprengel, Moungi Bawendi, Alexander Nesmeyanov, and Elizabeth Roboz Einstein.

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Among people born in 1753, William Nicholson ranks 35. Before him are Évariste de Parny, Edmund Randolph, Laurynas Gucevičius, Andrew Bell, Santiago de Liniers, 1st Count of Buenos Aires, and Nicolas Dalayrac. After him are Thomas Bewick, Bartolina Sisa, John Soane, Dugald Stewart, Edward Pigott, and François Levaillant. Among people deceased in 1815, William Nicholson ranks 31. Before him are John Singleton Copley, Guillaume Philibert Duhesme, Carl Johan Adlercreutz, Francesco Bartolozzi, William Roxburgh, and Johann Peter Salomon. After him are Jakub Jan Ryba, Benjamin Smith Barton, George Montagu, Thomas Picton, and Peter the Aleut.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William Nicholson ranks 3,385 out of 8,785. Before him are Archibald Scott Couper (1831), Warwick Davis (1970), Michael Gothard (1939), Albert Hill (1889), George W. Campbell (1769), and David Allan (1744). After him are James David Forbes (1809), Jimmy Gardner (1924), Miles Joseph Berkeley (1803), Arthur Ransome (1884), Paul Bernays (1888), and Steve McMahon (1961).

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Among CHEMISTS In United Kingdom

Among chemists born in United Kingdom, William Nicholson ranks 62. Before him are William Gregor (1761), Alexander William Williamson (1824), Peter Atkins (1940), John Mayow (1640), Christopher Kelk Ingold (1893), and Archibald Scott Couper (1831). After him are Edward Charles Howard (1774), John Walker (1781), William Hallowes Miller (1801), David MacMillan (1968), Charles Blagden (1748), and Neil Bartlett (1932).

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