Joseph Priestley

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Joseph Priestley was an 18th-century English theologian, political theorist, and pioneering chemist best known for discovering oxygen and advancing the study of gases.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf chemist
human
natural philosopher
political theorist
theologian
awarded Copley Medal
birthName Joseph Priestley
burialPlace Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
causeOfMigration political and religious persecution in England
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Great Britain
dateOfBirth 1733-03-13
dateOfDeath 1804-02-06
discovered oxygen
several gases including nitrous oxide and ammonia
educatedAt Daventry Academy
emigratedTo United States
fieldOfWork chemistry
education
political philosophy
theology
influenced Antoine Lavoisier
later Unitarian thinkers
liberal political thought in Britain and America
influencedBy David Hartley
Isaac Newton
John Locke
knownFor defense of religious dissent
discovery of oxygen
experiments on gases
invention of carbonated water
pioneering work in pneumatic chemistry
political writings supporting the French Revolution
writings on Unitarian theology
languageOfWork English
mannerOfDeath natural causes
memberOf Lunar Society of Birmingham
Royal Society
name Joseph Priestley
notableWork An Essay on the First Principles of Government
Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air
History of the Corruptions of Christianity
The History and Present State of Electricity
occupation chemist
clergyman
educator
philosopher
political theorist
theologian
placeOfBirth Birstall, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
placeOfDeath Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
politicalIdeology liberalism
republicanism
religion Protestantism
Unitarianism
residence Birmingham, England
Leeds, England
London, England
Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
spouse Mary Wilkinson
supported American Revolution
French Revolution
theologicalView Unitarian
yearAwardedCopleyMedal 1773


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