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John George Children
FRS FRSE
Portrait, 1826
Born(1777-05-18)18 May 1777
Ferox Hall, Tonbridge, Kent
Died1 January 1852(1852-01-01) (aged 74)
Halstead, Kent
NationalityBritish
Alma materQueens' College, Cambridge
Spouses
  • Hester Anna Holwell
  • Caroline Wise
Relatives
  • George Children, FRS (father)
  • Anna Atkins (daughter)
AwardsRoyal Institution Medal (1828)
Scientific career
FieldsChemist, mineralogist and zoologist
InstitutionsBritish Museum

John George Children FRS FRSE FLS PRES (18 May 1777 – 1 January 1852 in Halstead, Kent) was a British chemist, mineralogist and zoologist. He invented a method to extract silver from ore without the need for mercury. He was a friend of Sir Humphry Davy, who helped him secure a controversial appointment to a post in the British Museum. Children was also the founding president of the Royal Entomological Society.

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