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    • Joseph Priestley FRS was an English chemist, Unitarian, natural philosopher, separatist theologian, grammarian, multi-subject educator and classical liberal political theorist. He published over 150 works, and conducted experiments in several areas of science. Priestley is credited with his independent discovery of oxygen by the thermal … See more

    Born24 March [O.S. 13 March] 1733 · Birstall, Yorkshire, England
    Died6 February 1804 (aged 70) · Northumberland, Pennsylvania, U.S.
    Known forDiscovery of oxygen (O₂) and nine other gases, including carbon monoxide (CO), nitric oxide (NO), nitrous oxide (N₂O), ammonia (NH₃), sulphur dioxide (SO₂), and nitrogen peroxide (N₂O₄) · Discovery of the carbon cycle
    Early life and education (1733–1755)

    Priestley was born in Birstall (near Batley) in the West Riding of Yorkshire, to an established English Dissenting family who did not conform to the Church of England. He was the oldest of six children born to Mary Swift … See more

    Needham Market and Nantwich (1755–1761)

    Robert Schofield, Priestley's major modern biographer, describes his first "call" in 1755 to the Dissenting parish in Needham Market, Suffolk, as a "mistake" for both Priestley and the congregation. Priestley yearned for urban life a… See more

     
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  1. Joseph Priestley | Biography, Discoveries, & Facts

    Joseph Priestley, 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 contributions to the …

     
  2. Joseph Priestley - Science History Institute

    One of the 18th century’s most preeminent experimental scientists, Priestley is best remembered for discovering oxygen. He was also a conspicuous figure in the revolutionary politics of his day.

  3. Priestley, Joseph | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

    A comprehensive overview of the life and work of Joseph Priestley, a notable Enlightenment polymath and scientist who isolated oxygen. Learn about his Unitarian theology, his associationist philosophy, his political views, and his …

  4. Joseph Priestley - New World Encyclopedia

    Joseph Priestley (March 13, 1733 – February 8, 1804) was an English chemist, philosopher, dissenting clergyman, and educator. As an educator, he promoted the teaching of history, science, and the arts, advocating curricula that …

  5. Joseph Priestley - Oxygen, Chemical Revolution, …

    Joseph Priestley - Oxygen, Chemical Revolution, Discoverer: Priestley’s lasting reputation in science is founded upon the discovery he made on August 1, 1774, when he obtained a colourless gas by heating red mercuric oxide.

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    Joseph Priestley, (born March 13, 1733, Birstall Fieldhead, near Leeds, Yorkshire, Eng.—died Feb. 6, 1804, Northumberland, Pa., U.S.), English theologian, political theorist, and physical scientist.

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    Learn about Joseph Priestley, an English scientist, philosopher, theologian and clergyman who made significant contributions to chemistry, electricity and gas theory. Find out about his life, achievements, publications and death in the …

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