James Marsh
British chemist
Died when: 51 years 292 days (621 months)Star Sign: Virgo
James Marsh (2 September 1794 – 21 June 1846) was a British chemist who invented the Marsh test for detecting arsenic.Born in Kent, he was working as a labourer in Woolwich in the late 1810s and early 1820s, before joining the Royal Artillery.
He was married to Mary, and had four children, two of whom died in infancy.His surviving daughters were Lavinia Bithiah (1821-1896) and Lucretia Victoria (1829-1910).
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