Richard Kirwan

Irish geologist and chemist (1733-1812) · Scientists · Died at 78

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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A burning glass owned by Richard Kirwan

An essay on phlogiston, 1789 edition

Richard Kirwan - Portrait by Hugh Douglas Hamilton[2]

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Fellow of the Royal Society

Copley Medal

Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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