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Richard Kirwan

Richard Kirwan
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Richard Kirwan, LL.D, FRS, FRSE MRIA was an Irish geologist and chemist of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. He was one of the last supporters of the theory of phlogiston.

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  1. Cristina RoccatiOctober 25, 1732 – March 16, 1797
  2. Jérôme LalandeJuly 11, 1732 – April 4, 1807
  3. José Celestino Mutis y BosioApril 6, 1732 – September 11, 1808
  4. Nevil MaskelyneOctober 6, 1732 – February 9, 1811
  5. Richard Kirwan (this page)August 1, 1733 – June 1812
  6. Franz Anton MesmerMay 23, 1734 – March 5, 1815

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