Herbert Smith (mineralogist)
Herbert Smith CBE | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 May 1872 Edgbaston, England |
| Died | 20 April 1953 (aged 80) |
| Education | Winchester College |
| Alma mater | New College, Oxford |
| Known for | Gemstones (1912) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mineralogy, gemmology |
| Institutions | British Museum (Natural History), London |
George Frederick Herbert Smith CBE (26 May 1872 – 20 April 1953) was a British mineralogist who worked for the British Museum (Natural History). He discovered the mineral paratacamite in 1906, and developed a jeweller's refractometer for the rapid identification of gems. The minerals smithite and herbertsmithite are named after him, as is Herbert's rock-wallaby.