# Humphry Davy — Passages from the Life of a Philosopher character guide

> Humphry Davy in Passages from the Life of a Philosopher by Charles Babbage.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Sir H. Davy, Sir Humphry Davy, Davy

**First appearance:** 0022-xiii-recollections-of-wollaston-davy-and-rogers

## Who they are

Prominent chemist and inventor, a contemporary of Babbage.

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