John George Children (May 18, 1777 – January 1, 1852 in Halstead/Kent) was a British chemist, mineralogist and zoologist. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Year 1777 ( MDCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A chemist is a Scientist trained in the Science of Chemistry. Mineralogy is an Earth Science focused around the Chemistry, Crystal structure, and physical (including optical) properties of Minerals Zoology (from Greek ζῷον, zoon, "animal" + λόγος, " Logos " "knowledge" is the branch of

Children studied at Queen's College, Cambridge. Queens' College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. In 1822 he was working as a librarian in the Department of Antiquities at the British Museum when he was appointed assistant keeper of the Natural History Department in succession to William Elford Leach. Year 1822 (MDCCCXXII was a Common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Sunday of the The British Museum is a Museum of human history and culture in London. William Elford Leach FRS ( 2 February 1790 – 26 August 1836) was an English Zoologist and Marine biologist The appointment was controversial as he was less qualified than another applicant, William Swainson. After the division of the Department into three sections in 1837 he became keeper of the Department of Zoology, retiring in 1840 and succeeded by his assistant John Edward Gray. Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common John Edward Gray ( 12 February 1800 &ndash 7 March 1875) was a British zoologist.

Children was made a fellow of the Royal Society in 1807, and served as the society's secretary in 1826, and from 1830 to 1837. The Royal Society of London for the Improvement of Natural Knowledge, known simply as The Royal Society, is a Learned society for science that was founded in 1660 Year 1807 ( MDCCCVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For the game see 1826 (board game. Year 1826 ( MDCCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common

In 1833, he was founding president of what became the Royal Entomological Society of London. Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The Royal Entomological Society of London (formerly the Entomological Society of London) is devoted to Insect study

His name is commemorated in the Australian Children's python, Antaresia childreni, the Australian stick insect Tropidoderus childrenii, and the mineral childrenite. Childrenite is a rare Hydrated Phosphate Mineral with elements Iron, Manganese, Aluminium, Phosphorus John James Audubon named a warbler after him, but the specimen turned out to be a juvenile Yellow Warbler. John James Audubon ( April 26 1785 – January 27 1851) was an American ornithologist, naturalist, hunter The Yellow Warbler ( Dendroica petechia) is a New World warbler.

His daughter was Anna Atkins, a botanist, and who is best-known for her book of cyanotype photograms of algae, the first book of exclusively photographic images ever made. Anna Atkins (née Children (1799-1871 was an English Botanist, Photographer, and the first person to publish a book illustrated exclusively with Cyanotype is a photographic printing process that gives a cyan-blue print A photogram is a photographic image made (without a Camera) by placing objects directly onto the surface of a photo-sensitive material such as photographic paper Algae ( sing. alga are a large and diverse group of simple typically Autotrophic organisms ranging from Unicellular to Multicellular forms A photograph (often shortened to photo) is an Image created by Light falling on a light-sensitive surface usually Photographic film or an electronic

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