Joseph Priestley

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chemist human natural philosopher political theorist theologian

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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Joseph Priestley canonical 31
Joseph Priestley (influential figure) 1

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instanceOf chemist ⓘ
human ⓘ
natural philosopher ⓘ
political theorist ⓘ
theologian ⓘ
awarded Copley Medal ⓘ
birthName Joseph Priestley self-link ⓘ
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 of America ⓘ
surface form: 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 self-link ⓘ
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 ⓘ
surface form: Birmingham, England

Leeds ⓘ
surface form: Leeds, England

London, England ⓘ
Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ
spouse Mary Wilkinson ⓘ
supported American Revolutionary era ⓘ
surface form: American Revolution

French Revolution ⓘ
theologicalView Unitarianism ⓘ
surface form: Unitarian
yearAwardedCopleyMedal 1773 ⓘ

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Lunar Society of Birmingham → hasMember → Joseph Priestley ⓘ
Warrington Academy (tutored/early education context) → notableTeacher → Joseph Priestley ⓘ
subject surface form: Warrington Academy
Enlightenment science → hasKeyFigure → Joseph Priestley ⓘ
Joseph Priestley → name → Joseph Priestley self-link ⓘ
Joseph Priestley → birthName → Joseph Priestley self-link ⓘ
Priestley Medal → namedAfter → Joseph Priestley ⓘ
Joseph Johnson → publishedAuthor → Joseph Priestley ⓘ
Joseph Johnson → patronOf → Joseph Priestley ⓘ
English Dissenting Academies movement → notableStudent → Joseph Priestley ⓘ
Thomas Belsham → influencedBy → Joseph Priestley ⓘ
British Enlightenment → associatedWith → Joseph Priestley ⓘ
Birstall, West Riding of Yorkshire, England → birthplaceOf → Joseph Priestley ⓘ
Birstall, West Riding of Yorkshire, England → hasNotablePerson → Joseph Priestley ⓘ
Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States → associatedWith → Joseph Priestley ⓘ
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Daventry Academy → attendee → Joseph Priestley ⓘ
Daventry Academy → notableStudent → Joseph Priestley ⓘ
Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air → author → Joseph Priestley ⓘ
The History and Present State of Electricity → author → Joseph Priestley ⓘ
An Essay on the First Principles of Government → author → Joseph Priestley ⓘ
An Essay on the First Principles of Government → workOf → Joseph Priestley ⓘ
History of the Corruptions of Christianity → author → Joseph Priestley ⓘ
David Hartley → influenced → Joseph Priestley ⓘ
Midlands Enlightenment → hasParticipant → Joseph Priestley ⓘ
William Hyde Wollaston → influencedBy → Joseph Priestley ⓘ
Joseph → sharesNameWith → Joseph Priestley ⓘ
Warrington Academy → hadStudent → Joseph Priestley ⓘ
Warrington Academy → hadTeacher → Joseph Priestley ⓘ
Theophilus Lindsey → associatedWith → Joseph Priestley ⓘ
Anna Laetitia Aikin → influencedBy → Joseph Priestley ⓘ
Mary Wilkinson → spouse → Joseph Priestley ⓘ
Mary Wilkinson → spouseName → Joseph Priestley ⓘ
First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia → founder → Joseph Priestley ⓘ
this entity surface form: Joseph Priestley (influential figure)