Richard Phillips
1778–1851
Chemist and curator of the Museum of Practical Geology, London, 1839–51. President of the Chemical Society, 1849–50. FRS 1822.
Sources
DNB
Sarjeant 1980.
Bibliography
DNB: Dictionary of national biography. Edited by Leslie Stephen and Sidney Lee. 63 vols. and 2 supplements (6 vols.). London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1912. Dictionary of national biography 1912–90. Edited by H. W. C. Davis et al. 9 vols. London: Oxford University Press. 1927–96.
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