<Tr> <Th> Author abbrev . (botany) </Th> <Td> Jn. Dalton </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Signature </Th> </Tr> <P> John Dalton FRS (/ ˈdɔːltən /; 6 September 1766--27 July 1844) was an English chemist, physicist, and meteorologist . He is best known for proposing the modern atomic theory and for his research into colour blindness, sometimes referred to as Daltonism in his honour . </P> <P> John Dalton was born into a Quaker family in Eaglesfield, near Cockermouth, in Cumberland, England . His father was a weaver . He received his early education from his father and from Quaker John Fletcher, who ran a private school in the nearby village of Pardshaw Hall . Dalton's family was too poor to support him for long and he began to earn his living at the age of ten in the service of a wealthy local Quaker, Elihu Robinson . It is said he began teaching at a local school at age 12, and became proficient in Latin at age 14 . </P>

Who is regarded as the father of modern atomic theory