Born: 17 December 1778 · Died: 29 May 1829 · Age at death: 50
How old was Humphry Davy when he died?
Humphry Davy died aged 50. He was born on 17 December 1778 and died on 29 May 1829.
British chemist who invented the safety lamp for miners
Did you know?He discovered several chemical elements including sodium and potassium by using electricity to break down various compounds.
Quick facts
Date of birth17 December 1778
Date of death29 May 1829
Age at death50
NationalityBritish
BirthplacePenzance, United Kingdom
Occupationchemist, inventor, physicist
Editor's Take:
Humphry Davy showed that electricity could tear compounds apart. He used it to reveal new elements in a burst of discoveries. He was a showman as well as a scientist, and his lectures drew fashionable London crowds. His safety lamp saved many miners from gas explosions. He refused to patent it so it could spread freely. He also wrote poetry and was friends with Coleridge. His greatest discovery, some joked, was Michael Faraday.
Key Milestones
1799: Studies nitrous oxide, or laughing gas
1807: Isolates sodium and potassium
1815: Invents the miner's safety lamp
1820: Becomes President of the Royal Society
Sir Humphry Davy, 1st Baronet (17 December 1778 – 29 May 1829) was a British chemist and inventor who invented the Davy lamp and an early form of arc lamp.
Humphry Davy's birthday is December 17. He was born on December 17, 1778 in Penzance, United Kingdom.
How old was Humphry Davy when he died?
Humphry Davy died on May 29, 1829, aged 50.
Who shares a birthday with Humphry Davy?
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