Priestley

(prēst′lē)

Priestley, J(ohn) B(oynton) 1894-1984; Eng. novelist, playwright, & literary critic
Priestley, Joseph 1733-1804; Eng. scientist & theologian, in the U.S. after 1794: discoverer of oxygen

See Priestley in American Heritage Dictionary 4

British writer of more than 100 novels, most notably The Good Companions (1929), numerous dramas, and critical works on literature and social issues.

, Joseph 1733-1804.

British chemist noted for work on the isolation of gases and his discovery of oxygen (1774).

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