James Muspratt
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For his son, the Irish-born research chemist and teacher, see James Sheridan Muspratt.
James Muspratt (12 August 1793 – 4 May 1886) was a British chemical manufacturer who was the first to make alkali by the Leblanc process on a large scale in the United Kingdom.
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James Muspratt | |
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Born | 12 August 1793 (1793-08-12) Dublin, Ireland |
Died | 4 May 1886 (1886-05-05) (aged 92) Liverpool, England |
Nationality | United Kingdom |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Chemist, industrialist |
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The first to use the Leblanc process commercially |
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