George Farrer Rodwell

Name: Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900
Author: George Farrer Rodwell

Dictionary of National Biography… (1885)

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“Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900”, published in 1885, is a work by George Farrer Rodwell. It explores elements such as the Royal Society, Arnott and Aberdeen.

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George Farrer Rodwell, Dictionary of National Biography… (1885)

“ His intellect was very versatile. It widely embraced both languages and science. As an inventor he possessed many resources. He was a very sociable man, was extremely amiable, and always full of philanthropic aims and objects. There is a crayon drawing of Arnott by Mrs. W. Carpenter in the Royal Society, and a portrait by Partridge in Marischal College, Aberdeen.
[Obituary notice of Dr. Neil Arnott, in the Proceedings of the Royal Society, vol. xxv. 1877; Bain's Biographical Memoir of Dr. Neil Arnott, read before the Aberdeen Philosophical Society, 1881.] ”

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George Farrer Rodwell, Dictionary of National Biography… (1885)

“ In 1793 he came to London, and engaged in some science work, which led to the delivery of a course of lectures on chemistry and physics in 1803 at the Surrey Institute, and to the publication in that and the following years of several treatises on chemistry and mineralogy, including a ‘System of Chemistry’ in 1803, an ‘Essay on the Analysis of Minerals’ in 1804, and a ‘Manual of Analytical Mineralogy’ in 1808. ”

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George Farrer Rodwell, Dictionary of National Biography… (1885)

“ On his return to London, in 1811,he commenced practice in Hunter Street, Brunswick Square, in partnership with a friend named Darling, and he soon afterwards began a course of lectures on Natural Science applied to Medicine at the Philomathic Institution, which, in 1827, were published under the title of 'Elements of Physics.' In 1813 he obtained the diploma of the College of Surgeons, and in 1814 the university of Aberdeen conferred upon him the degree of M.D. He continued to practise as a physician till the year 1855, and enjoyed a large and lucrative practice. ”

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George Farrer Rodwell, Dictionary of National Biography… (1885)

“ To a great age Dr. Arnott retained clear faculties, and his old spirit of inventiveness never forsook him. Among his last devices was a chair-bed for preventing sea-sickness. Having a large circle of scientific friends, and being a prominent member of the Royal Institution, he lived much in the society of the most progressive men of science in London. His benefactions were widely spread. In 1869 he gave 2,000l. to the university of London, and 1,000l. to the universities of Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Glasgow, and St. Andrews. In 1865 Mrs, Arnott gave 1,000l. ”

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George Farrer Rodwell, Dictionary of National Biography… (1885)

“ His ‘Elements of Agricultural Chemistry’ was published in 1860, and although not very original in treatment, it gave a clear summary of the science at that date. Anderson was an organic and agricultural chemist, and but rarely turned his attention to inorganic bodies. ”

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George Farrer Rodwell, Dictionary of National Biography… (1885)

“ ARNOTT, NEIL (1788–1874) , physician and natural philosopher, was born at Arbroath, in Scotland, where his father held a valuable farm. His father had become a catholic in early life his mother, Ann, daughter of Maclean of Boteray, was of the same faith. Misfortunes compelled the father to give up his farm and settle first at Blair and afterwards in Aberdeen. Neil was taught by his mother and at the parish school of Lunan, and in November 1798 entered Aberdeen grammar school. ”

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George Farrer Rodwell, Dictionary of National Biography… (1885)

“ His agricultural experiments, which extended over nearly a quarter of a century, are almost all published in the ‘Journal of the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland.’ He examined the composition of wheat, beans, and turnips at different periods of their growth, and made a number of analyses of soils, manures, plant ashes, and oil cakes. ”

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George Farrer Rodwell, Dictionary of National Biography… (1885)

“ In the following year he was appointed one of the physicians extraordinary to the queen; in 1838 he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society, and in 1854 a member of the Medical Council. In 1861, he published a 'Survey of Human Progress,' which reached a second edition in 1862. ”

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