Beddoes Thomas

Beddoes, Thomas, born in 1760, studied at Oxford under Sheldon, and in 1786 was appointed reader in chemistry. He had a good knowledge of several languages and translated works of Spallanzani, Bergman, and other scientists. He was driven from Oxford in 1792 owing to his liberal opinions. In 1798 he established a hospital at Bristol for the cure of diseases by inhalation, and here Humphry Davy was his assistant. The experiment was not a success. He died comparatively young in 1808.