Joseph Priestley Biography

Joseph Priestley biography

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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.