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Samuel Guthrie

American physician

  • Fame39.5
  • Momentum0.0
  • Wikipedia183
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Lived 1782–1848, aged 66United States
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  • Era
    1782–1848
    Aged 66
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Updated 2026-06-24

Samuel Guthrie (1782–1848) was an American medical doctor. He invented a form of percussion powder and also the punch lock for igniting it, which made the flintlock musket obsolete. He discovered chloroform independently in 1831.

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