J. Lawrence Smith (chemist)

John Lawrence Smith (December 17, 1818 – October 12, 1883) was an American chemist and mineralogist.

J. Lawrence Smith
Born(1818-12-17)December 17, 1818
DiedOctober 12, 1883(1883-10-12) (aged 64)
Louisville, Kentucky, US
Alma mater
  • University of Virginia
  • Medical College of South Carolina
Known forInvention of the inverted microscope
Scientific career
FieldsChemistry
Institutions
  • University of Virginia
  • University of Louisville
Signature

He published extensively on analytical chemistry and mineralogy, including Mineralogy and Chemistry, Original Researches (1873; enlarged with biographical sketches, 1884). His collection of meteorites was the finest in the United States, and upon his death, he passed it to Harvard. The J. Lawrence Smith Medal is named in his honor.

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