George Johnstone Stoney

George Stoney
FRS
George Stoney FRS
Born	15 February 1826; Clareen, Ireland, UKGBI
Died	5 July 1911 (aged 85); Notting Hill, London, UKGBI
Resting place	St. Nahi's Church, Dublin, Ireland
Alma mater	Trinity College Dublin (BA)
Known for	Coining the term electron; Stoney units;
Spouse	Margaret Sophia Stoney
Children	5, including Edith and Florence
Relatives	Bindon Blood Stoney (brother); George Francis FitzGerald (nephew);
Awards	FRS (1861); Boyle Medal (1899);
	Scientific career
Fields	Physics
Institutions	Birr Castle (1848–52); Queen's College Galway (1852–57); Queen's University of Ireland (1857–82); Civil Service Examinations in Ireland (1882–93);

George Johnstone Stoney (15 February 1826 – 5 July 1911) was an Irish physicist and academic who is best 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, and was the professor of Physics at Queen's College Galway from 1852 to 1857.