Cavendish, Henry, natural philosopher and chemist, born at Nice, of the Devonshire family; devoted his entire life to scientific investigations; the first to analyse the air of the atmosphere, determine the mean density of the earth, discover the composition of water, and ascertain the properties of hydrogen; was an extremely shy, retiring man; born rich and died rich, leaving over a million sterling (1731‒1810).
Definition taken from The Nuttall Encyclopædia, edited by the Reverend James Wood (1907)
Cavendish, Lord Frederick * Cavendish, Spencer Compton