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Priestley, Joseph
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A Socinian divine, born near Leeds; wrote in defence of Socinianism, and in defence of Christianity; gave himself to physical research, particularly pneumatic chemistry; is claimed as the discoverer of oxygen; sympathised with the French Revolution; was mobbed, and had to flee to America, where he died, believing in immortality despite his materialistic philosophy (1733-1804).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Priestley, Joseph'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/p/priestley-joseph.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Priestley, Joseph'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/p/priestley-joseph.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
