05-20-2023-2254 - Joseph Black (16 April 1728 – 6 December 1799)

Joseph Black
Mezzotint engraving by James Heath after Sir Henry Raeburn
Born	16 April 1728 Bordeaux, France
Died	6 December 1799 (aged 71) Edinburgh, Scotland
Nationality	Scottish
Alma mater	University of Glasgow University of Edinburgh
Known for	The discovery of Magnesium The discovery of carbon dioxide Latent heat specific heat Invention of Analytical balance
Scientific career
Fields	Medicine, physics, chemistry
Institutions	University of Edinburgh
Academic advisors	William Cullen
Notable students	James Edward Smith Thomas Charles Hope
Influenced	James Watt, Benjamin Rush[1]

Joseph Black plaque by James Tassie, Hunterian Museum, Glasgow

Joseph Black (16 April 1728 – 6 December 1799) was a Scottish physicist and chemist, known for his discoveries of magnesium, latent heat, specific heat, and carbon dioxide. He was Professor of Anatomy and Chemistry at the University of Glasgow for 10 years from 1756, and then Professor of Medicine and Chemistry at the University of Edinburgh from 1766, teaching and lecturing there for more than 30 years.^[2]

The chemistry buildings at both the University of Edinburgh and the University of Glasgow are named after Black.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Black