John Eliot Howard
John Eliot Howard (11 December 1807 – 22 November 1883) was an English chemist of the nineteenth century, who conducted pioneering work with the development of quinine.
Howard was born in
He was the author of scientific works including The Quinology of the East Indian Plantations (1869–1876),[2] religious works including a commentary on the book of Hebrews[3] and histories including The Island Of The Saints,[4] about the Reformation in Ireland.
Howard was originally a
Howard married Maria Crewdson on 9 September 1830
The genus Howardia of the Rubiaceae was dedicated to him.[7]
References
- ^ "Library and Archive catalogue". The Royal Society. Retrieved 18 October 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Howard, J.E., The Quinology of the East Indian Plantations on WorldCat
- ^ John Eliot Howard (1872). The Epistle to the Hebrews: A Revised Translation, with Notes. Yapp and Hawkins.
- ^ John Eliot Howard (1855). The island of the saints: or Ireland in 1855. Seeleys.
- ^ Luke Howard; John Eliot Howard (right). National Portrait Gallery, London.
- ^ Tollis genealogy Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine. Tolliss.com (2007-07-08). Retrieved on 2012-07-15.
- ^ G. S. Boulger, ‘Howard, John Eliot (1807–1883)’, rev. Max Satchell, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2010.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. Howard.