Joseph Priestley FRS (/ˈpriːstli/; 24 March 1733 – 6 February 1804) was an English chemist, Unitarian, natural philosopher, separatist theologian, grammarian, ...
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English clergyman, political theorist, and physical scientist whose work contributed to advances in liberal political and religious thought and in experimental ...
A notable Enlightenment polymath, Joseph Priestley published almost two hundred works on natural philosophy, theology, metaphysics, political philosophy, ...
Joseph Priestley (1733-1804) is remembered today, it's usually for his 1774 discovery, in England, of oxygen. Few know he was a noted theologian, political ...
Joseph Priestley
English chemist
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... Wikipedia
Born: March 24, 1733, Birstall, United Kingdom
Died: February 6, 1804 (age 70 years), Northumberland, PA
Discovered: Oxygen
Education: Daventry Academy (1752–1755) and Batley Grammar School
Spouse: Mary Wilkinson (m. 1762–1796)
Children: Henry Priestley, William Priestley, and Joseph Priestley Jr.
Siblings: Timothy Priestley
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One of the 18th century's most preeminent experimental scientists, Priestley is best remembered for discovering oxygen.
Born March 24, 1733. Fieldhead, England. Died February 6, 1804. Northumberland, Pennsylvania. Scientist, philosopher, teacher, minister.
Joseph Priestley is perhaps best known for his discovery of oxygen while performing experiments with gases in 1774.
Priestley published 12 books and about 50 papers on scientific topics in addition to many more on theology, education, history, and other subjects.
When Joseph Priestley discovered oxygen in 1774, he answered age-old questions of why and how things burn. An Englishman by birth, Priestley was deeply involved ...
Joseph Priestley is one of Yorkshire's most famous and perhaps most significant scientists. He is best known for “discovering oxygen”
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