Alexander John Forsyth
British clergyman and inventor (1769-1843)
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Updated 2026-07-20
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.
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- Alexander John ForsythLow confidencewikipedia · sv.wikipedia.org
- ألكسندر جون فورسيثLow confidencewikipedia · ar.wikipedia.org
- الكسندر جون فورسيثLow confidencewikipedia · arz.wikipedia.org
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