Human Accomplishment: John Newlands

a British chemist who worked concerning the periodicity of elements.

Born

26 November 1837 Lambeth, London, England

Died

21 July 1898 (aged 60) Lower Clapton, Middlesex, England

Known for

Periodic table, law of octaves

Fields

Analytical chemistry

Alma mater

Royal College of Chemistry

Awards

Davy Medal (1887)

adultbasic

Britain

era

1800+