Richard Kirwan
1733
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1812
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: Republic of Ireland
languages spoken, written or signed: English
occupation: chemist, meteorologist, scientist, geologist
Richard Kirwan, LL.D, FRS, FRSE MRIA (1 August 1733 – 22 June 1812) was an Irish geologist and chemist. He was one of the last supporters of the theory of phlogiston. Kirwan was active in the fields of chemistry, meteorology, and geology. He was widely known in his day, corresponding and meeting with Lavoisier, Black, Priestley, and Cavendish. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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