Joseph PRIESTLEY (1733-1804) English chemist and philosopher; original personality and independent, supported their political convictions and theological regardless of antagonizing the Church and institutions. precocious student, was multilingual early age; He is considered founder and precursor of the associational psychology, and with its scientific experimentation has for the first time analyzed the nature of air identifying some components, starting from oxygen (1774), which has recognized the essential properties for life. Despite his academic achievements, he was persecuted for progressive ideas which led him to support the French Revolution; in 1794, after his home and laboratory were destroyed by fire, he moved to the United States at the invitation of the Democratic Society of New York, and lived there quietly on a farm until his death. Portrait in a colored engraving of the nineteenth century

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title: JOSEPH PRIESTLEY

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caption: Joseph PRIESTLEY (1733-1804) English chemist and philosopher; original personality and independent, supported their political convictions and theological regardless of antagonizing the Church and institutions. precocious student, was multilingual early age; He is considered founder and precursor of the associational psychology, and with its scientific experimentation has for the first time analyzed the nature of air identifying some components, starting from oxygen (1774), which has recognized the essential properties for life. Despite his academic achievements, he was persecuted for progressive ideas which led him to support the French Revolution; in 1794, after his home and laboratory were destroyed by fire, he moved to the United States at the invitation of the Democratic Society of New York, and lived there quietly on a farm until his death. Portrait in a colored engraving of the nineteenth century

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