Daniel Rutherford
Daniel Rutherford
Daniel Rutherford mezzotint engraving after a portrait by Sir Henry Raeburn
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a Scottish physician, chemist and botanist who is known for the isolation of nitrogen in 1772.
Born
3 November 1749 Edinburgh, Scotland
Died
15 December 1819 (aged 70) Edinburgh, Scotland
Nationality
Scottish
Known for
isolation of nitrogen
Fields
chemistry
Alma mater
University of Edinburgh
Institutions
Physician, Edinburgh (1775–86) Professor of medicine and botany, University of Edinburgh Keeper, Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh (1786–1819) King's Botanist in Scotland (1786-) Physician, Edinburgh Royal
adultbasic
Britain
Author abbrev. (botany)
Rutherf.
era
1600-1800
Influences
Joseph Black