John Mickleburgh

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John Mickleburgh
Bornc. 1692
Norwich, England
Died11 May 1756
NationalityEnglish
OccupationChemist

John Mickleburgh (c. 1692 – 11 May 1756) was an English chemist, and the third holder of the 1702 Chair of Chemistry at the University of Cambridge.

Early life[]

Mickleburgh was born in Norwich, the son of Thomas Mickleburgh, a weaver.[1]

Academic career[]

At age 17, on 30 May 1709, Mickleburgh was admitted a sizar at Caius, Cambridge. Shortly after he migrated to Corpus Christi, Cambridge, where he was made a Fellow in 1714. He secured the 1702 Chair of Chemistry in 1718, which he occupied until his death in 1756.[2]

Among his students were , Professor of Anatomy at Cambridge from 1728 to 1734, and his two immediate successors, and .[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Venn, John A. (1922–1954). Alumni Cantabrigienses. London, England: Cambridge University Press.
  2. ^ Archer, Mary D.; Haley, Christopher D. (2005), The 1702 chair of chemistry at Cambridge: transformation and change, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0521828732
  3. ^ Archer, Mary D.; Haley, Christopher D. (2005). The 1702 Chair of Chemistry at Cambridge: Transformation and Change. Cambridge University Press. p. 45. ISBN 978-0-521-82873-4.


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