Joseph Priestley
English chemist and natural philosopher
Joseph Priestley FRS was an English chemist, natural philosopher, separatist theologian, grammarian, multi-subject educator, and liberal political theorist. He published over 150 works, and conducted experiments in several areas of science. 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
Awards: Fellow of the Royal Society (1766) and Copley Medal (1772)
Grandchildren: Joseph Rayner Priestley, Elizabeth Rayner Priestley, and Catherine Caroline Priestley
Children: Henry Priestley, William Priestley, and Joseph Priestley Jr.