Joseph Priestley ( 1733 - 1804 )

Birth: Fieldhead Farmhouse, parish of Birstall, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (13 March 1733) Death: Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA (06 February 1804) Burial: Quakers' burial-ground, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA Profession: Presbyterian Minister Research Field: Chemistry, electricity, natural philosophy, theology Education: Batley Grammar School (1745), Daventry Academy (1751) Career: Minister, Needham Market, Suffolk; Minister, Nantwich, Cheshire; taught in Warrington; librarian-companion to Lord Shelburne (1774); Minister of the New Meeting, Birmingham (1780-1790) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 12/06/1766 Medals/Prizes: Copley Medal 1772.