About
Natural philosopher and chemist noted for the discovery of oxygen, isolating it in its gaseous state.
Before Fame
He founded the Theological Repository in 1768 to raise theological questions in an open forum.
Trivia
He published The History and Present State of Electricity in 1767.
Family Life
He married Mary Wilkinson on June 23, 1762. They had a daughter on April 17, 1763.
Associated With
He often conversed with Thomas Jefferson.
