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William Henry (chemist)

William Henry
Born12 December 1774
Died2 September 1836 (1836-09-03) (aged 61)
Pendlebury, England
NationalityEnglish
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh
Known forHenry's law
AwardsCopley Medal (1808)
Scientific career
FieldsChemistry
Physician

William Henry FRS (12 December 1774 – 2 September 1836) was an English chemist. He was the son of Thomas Henry and was born in Manchester England.[1][2] He developed what is known today as Henry's Law.

  1. ^ Greenaway, Frank (2004). "Henry, William (1774–1836)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/12981. Retrieved 18 July 2011. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ^ The Book of Manchester and Salford; for the British Medical Association. Manchester: George Falkner & Sons, 1929; pp. 34-35

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