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Edward Bancroft

American physician · United States · On the map · Scientists · Lived 1745 to 1821 · aged 76

Edward Bartholomew Bancroft was an American physician and chemist who became a double agent, spying for both the United States and Great Britain while serving as secretary to the American commission in Paris during the American Revolutionary War.

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Fellow of the Royal Society
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
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Lived 1745 to 1821 · aged 76