Joseph Priestley was an English chemist, Unitarian, natural philosopher, separatist theologian, grammarian, multi-subject educator and classical liberal political theorist. He published over 150 works, and conducted experiments in several areas of science.
![“I have procured air [oxygen] ... between five and six times as good as the best common air that I have ever met with.” quote by Joseph Priestley](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/1b7/joseph-priestley-17782_air_i-have-procured-air-oxygen-between-five_1664472.png)
![“[The doctrine of air] I was led into in consequence of inhabiting a house adjoining to a public brewery, where I at first amused myself with making experiments on the fixed air [carbon dioxide] which I found ready made in the process of fermentation . When I removed from that house I was under the…” quote by Joseph Priestley](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/42a/joseph-priestley-17782_air_the-doctrine-of-air-i-was-led-into-in-co_74416.png)
![“But it is not given to every electrician to die in so glorious a manner as the justly envied Richmann. [G. W. Richmann died from being hit by lightning, which he had been investigating.]” quote by Joseph Priestley](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/03c/joseph-priestley-17782_death_but-it-is-not-given-to-every-electrician_183667.png)
