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- NAME: Joseph Priestley
- OCCUPATION: Philosopher, Minister, Theologian, Scientist
- BIRTH DATE: March 13, 1733
- DEATH DATE: February 06, 1804
- EDUCATION: Dissenting Academy
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Birstall Fieldhead, England
- PLACE OF DEATH: Northumberland, Pennsylvania
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John Priestly was a clergyman, political theorist, and scientist whose work advanced liberal political and religious thought and experimental chemistry.
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John Priestly was born March 13, 1733 in Birstall Fieldhead, England. He was an English clergyman, political theorist, and physical scientist whose work contributed to advances in liberal political and religious thought and in experimental chemistry. He is best remembered for his contribution to the chemistry of gases. He died on February 6, 1804 in Northumberland, Pennsylvania.© 2013 A+E Networks. All rights reserved.
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