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Joseph Priestley
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Joseph Priestley (1733-1804) was a Unitarian minister, he was elected Fellow of the Royal Society 1766.

Short Biography:

In 1791 his chapel and house in Birmingham were sacked by a mob because of his support for the French Revolution. In 1794 he emigrated to the USA.

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Joseph Priestley was a English chemist, who identified oxygen in 1774. read more...

Tags: chemist, oxygen, minister

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