# Alexander John Forsyth

> Alexander John Forsyth was a Scottish Church of Scotland minister, who first successfully used fulminating chemicals to prime gunpowder in fire-arms thereby creating what became known as percussion ignition.

*British clergyman and inventor (1769-1843)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Born:** 1769-12-28
- **Died:** 1843-06-11
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 46.7 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 10.3 / 100
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- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Alexander John Forsyth](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_John_Forsyth)
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q545090)

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