John Tatum (scientist) explained

John Tatum (1772–1858) was a British scientist and philosopher and a London silversmith by trade.^{[1] [2]}

He was the founder, in 1808, of the City Philosophical Society.^[3]

He lived at 53 Dorset Street in London, and used his home to give weekly lectures and talks; some of these were attended by Michael Faraday.^[4]

Notes and References

1. https://victorianweb.org/victorian/science/chemistry/chemicalsocieties.html Victorian Web website, Chemical Societies in Victorian London, article by Diane Josefowicz
2. https://www.sciencephoto.com/media/655375/view/faraday-s-notes-on-tatum-s-lectures-1810 Science Photo website, Faraday's notes on Tatum's lectures, 1810
3. https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/science-and-technology/physics-biographies/michael-faraday Encyclopedia.com website, People section, Michael Faraday
4. https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=W69WBAix4SMC&pg=PA161&lpg=PA161&dq=John+Tatum+(1772%E2%80%931858)&source=bl&ots=gXm90uScXe&sig=ACfU3U16J4kz7gTYkOpP90QB7Ew9WctooQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwips_Tvj8GDAxX1hv0HHQEzDXI4HhDoAXoECAMQAw#v=onepage&q=John%20Tatum%20(1772%E2%80%931858)&f=false Google Books website, Michael Faraday: A Very Short Introduction, by Frank A. J. L. James (Oxford University Press, 2010), page 26