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Name: William Prout Birth: January 15, 1718 Death: April 9, 1850 Country of Origin: Horton, Gloucestershire, England
 * Date of Discovery: 1823** (his discoveries didn't become relevant until 1920)

William Prout spent most of his time as a physician in London. On his spare time he was a chemist. He would analyze secretions of living organisms. He believed that this would produce the breakdown of body tissue. He also was able to classify food into carbohydrates, fats, and proteins. He was also known for figuring out that atomic weight of every element is a multiple of hydrogen’s. This was proven to be wrong however it helped give insight in the 1920’s and was giving credit by Ernest Ruthaford who named the proton in his honor.