George Johnstone Stoney
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| Born | 15 February 1826 Parsonstown, King's County, Ireland |
| Died | 5 July 1911 (aged 85) Notting Hill, London, England |
| Alma mater | Trinity College Dublin (BA, 1848; MA, 1852) |
| Years active | 1848–1893 |
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| Spouse | Margaret Sophia Stoney |
| Children | 5, including Edith and Florence |
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| Fields | Physics |
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George Johnstone Stoney (15 February 1826 – 5 July 1911) was an Irish physicist known for introducing the term electron as the "fundamental unit quantity of electricity". He initially named it electrolion in 1881, and later named it electron in 1891. He published around 75 scientific papers during his lifetime.