John Davy (chemist)

John Davy
Portrait of John Davy
Born	24 May 1790 Penzance, Cornwall
Died	24 January 1868 (1868-01-25) (aged 77) Ambleside
Nationality	British
Known for	Phosgene
Scientific career
Fields	Chemistry

John Davy FRS FRSE (24 May 1790 – 24 January 1868) was a Cornish doctor, amateur chemist, brother of the noted chemist Sir Humphry Davy, and cousin of Edmund Davy.

During his career, Davy discovered phosgene, silicon tetrafluoride, and concluded that chlorine was an element.