Joseph Priestley
English theologian, chemist, educator, and political theorist
Joseph Priestley (13 March 1733 – 8 February 1804) was an English chemist, philosopher, clergyman, and teacher. He is known as the discoverer of oxygen.[1] He was a Unitarian.[2]
Joseph Priestley | |
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 Priestley by William Artaud | |
| Born | 13 March 1733 |
| Died | 8 February 1804 Northumberland, Pennsylvania |
On 1 August 1774, Priestly identified oxygen in his laboratory at Bowood House in Wiltshire, England.[3]
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Antoine Lavoisier and Carl Wilhelm Scheele Carl Wilhelm Scheele also have a claim to the discovery of oxygen. See Kuhn, Thomas. (1996). The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, pp. 53–60.
- ↑ "Joseph Priestley". Spartacus.co.uk. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
- ↑ American Chemical Society (ACS), "Joseph Priestley: Discoverer of Oxygen"; retrieved 2012-5-23.
Other websitesEdit
- The Priestley Society
- A short biography at the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation
- Memorial essay (1874) on Priestley
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