Arthur Aikin
1773–1854
Chemist, mineralogist, and scientific writer. A founder of the Geological Society, 1807; secretary, 1811–17. Secretary, Society of Arts, 1817–40.
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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