About John Smith
Lived 1721 – 1797 (aged 75–76). John Smith was a British mathematician and chemist.
John Smith (1721–1797)
He studied at the University of Glasgow beginning in 1736, entered Balliol College, Oxford in 1744 with the support of the Snell Exhibition, and earned a B.A. in 1748 and an M.A. in 1751 from Balliol. Alcock left Oxford for Bath in the same year, and Smith took his place. At Oxford, he taught anatomy and chemistry.
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Who was John Smith?
Scottish physician and academic (1721-1797)
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John Smith was born in 1721.
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John Smith died in 1797.
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John Smith was a mathematician and chemist.
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John Smith was British.
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