Richard Phillips (chemist)

Richard Phillips FRS FRSE FCS FGS (21 November 1778 – 11 May 1851), was a distinguished British chemist and became a fellow of the Royal Society in 1822.

Born in Lombard Street, London on 21 November 1778, he was the son of James Phillips (1745–1799), a printer and bookseller and his wife, Mary.

He trained in London, receiving his education as a chemist under George Fordyce and William Allen.

Around this time, he became an editor at Annals of Philosophy and later joint-editor at Philosophical Magazine, publishing papers in both.

[1][4] He was one of the founding members of the Chemical Society in 1841 and became its president in 1849, holding the position until his death.