Joseph Black
1728 – 1799 · aged 71
Scottish physicist and chemist (1728–1799)
- Born
- 16 Apr 1728 · Bordeaux
- Died
- 6 Dec 1799 · Edinburgh
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- 16 Apr 1728BornBorn in Bordeaux
- 6 Dec 1799DiedDied in Edinburgh
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- 1756 – 1763Seven Years' War
- c. 1760 – 1840Industrial Revolution
- 1765 – 1783American Revolution
- 1789 – 1799French Revolution
Biography
Joseph Black (16 April 1728 – 6 December 1799) was a Scottish physicist and chemist, known for his discoveries of magnesium, latent heat, specific heat, and carbon dioxide. He was professor of anatomy and chemistry at the University of Glasgow for 10 years from 1756, and then professor of medicine and chemistry at the University of Edinburgh from 1766, teaching and lecturing there for more than 30 years.
The chemistry buildings at both the University of Edinburgh and the University of Glasgow are named after Black. The latter celebrated its centenary in 2024, with alumni from eighty years back attending.
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