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Quick facts for kids John Dalton
Dalton by Charles Turner after James Lonsdale (1834, mezzotint)
Born	(1766-09-06)6 September 1766 Eaglesfield, Cumberland, England, Great Britain
Died	27 July 1844(1844-07-27) (aged 77) Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Cause of death	Stroke
Nationality	British
Known for	Atomic theory, Law of Multiple Proportions, Dalton's Law of Partial Pressures, Daltonism
Awards	Royal Medal(1826)
Scientific career
Notable students	James Prescott Joule
Influences	John Gough
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John DaltonFRS (6 September 1766 – 27 July 1844) was an English chemist, physicist, and meteorologist.

He is best known for introducing the atomic theory into chemistry, and for his research into colour blindness, sometimes referred to as Daltonism in his honour. Both he and his brother were colour blind and he recognised that the condition