Robert Plot
Robert Plot | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 December 1640 |
| Died | 30 April 1696 (aged 55) England |
| Occupation(s) | Professor of Chemistry Museum keeper |
| Known for | First Professor of Chemistry at the University of Oxford; first keeper of the Asmolean Museum |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Wye Free School |
| Alma mater | Magdalen Hall, Oxford University College, Oxford |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Chemist |
| Institutions | University of Oxford Ashmolean Museum |
| Notable works | The Natural History of Oxford-shire (1677) De origine fontium (1684) |
Robert Plot (13 December 1640 – 30 April 1696) was an English naturalist and antiquarian who was the first professor of chemistry at the University of Oxford and the first keeper of the Ashmolean Museum.