| Birth: | Mar. 13, 1733 | | Death: | Feb. 6, 1804 | 
Scientist. Born at Fieldhead, Yorkshire, England, he made important contributions in the fields of education, moral philosophy, theology, metaphysics, political economy, history and physical science. He is best known for his experiments with gases, especially for his discovery of seltzer and for isolating oxygen in 1774. This intellectual works laid the foundation for that branch of science which we now call chemistry. In the 1790s, he decided to emigrate to America. He refused the offer of a chair in chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania, to experiment in his own laboratory in Northumberland. He was also a preacher and the founder of the First Unitarian Church in America. He died in Philadelphia. (bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Search Amazon for Joseph Priestley | | | Burial:
Riverview Cemetery
Northumberland
Northumberland County
Pennsylvania, USA |
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Record added: Nov 22, 1999
Find A Grave Memorial# 7041 |
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David Wend
Added: Mar. 13, 2013 |
Thank you for your contributions.
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§ĸỵнï
Added: Apr. 19, 2012 |
He also lived for a while in my home town of Warrington, England, where a public building is named after him. Did not know he had emigrated to the fledgeling USA.
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Kate Usher
Added: Mar. 25, 2012 |
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