# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/richard-kirwan
# Generated: 2026-08-14T06:56:54.889Z

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name: "Richard Kirwan"
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description: "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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deathDate: "1812-06-01"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump