Joseph Priestley

Joseph Priestley; dealbh a rinn Ellen Sharples (1794)

B’ e ceimeagair a bh’ ann an Joseph Priestley.

Rugadh e air 13mh am Màrt 1733 ann an Birstall, Yorkshire, Sasainn ach dh’imrich an teaghlach do New York ann an 1794. Chaochail e air 6mh an Gearran 1804 ann an Northumberland ann am Pennsylvania.

Tha e ainmeil air sgàth na obrach aige air ocsaidean.