Robert Boyle

Robert Boyle was an Anglo-Irish chemist, alchemist, physicist, theologian, and inventor. Boyle is largely regarded today as the first modern chemist, and therefore one of the founders of modern chemistry, and one of the pioneers of modern experimental scientific method.

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Who was born first?

• Robert Boyle was born 1 year after Pietro Mengoli
• Robert Boyle was born 2 years before Laurent Cassegrain
• Robert Boyle was born 2 years after Giovanni Domenico Cassini
• Robert Boyle was born 2 years after Johan de Witt
• Robert Boyle was born 2 years after Rasmus Bartholin

Timeline

1. Giovanni Domenico CassiniJune 8, 1625 – September 14, 1712
2. Johan de WittSeptember 24, 1625 – August 20, 1672
3. Rasmus BartholinAugust 13, 1625 – November 4, 1698
4. Pietro Mengoli1626 – June 7, 1686
5. Robert Boyle (this page)January 25, 1627 – December 31, 1691
6. Laurent Cassegraincirca 1629 – August 30, 1693

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• Johann Wolfgang von GoetheAugust 28, 1749 – March 22, 1832
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• Marie CurieNovember 7, 1867 – July 4, 1934
• Nicolaus CopernicusFebruary 19, 1473 – May 24, 1543
• Louis PasteurDecember 27, 1822 – September 28, 1895
• Gottfried Wilhelm LeibnizJune 21, 1646 – November 14, 1716