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Goldsworthy Gurney

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Sir Goldsworthy Gurney was a British surgeon, chemist, architect, builder, lecturer, and consultant, regarded as a prototypical British gentleman scientist and inventor of the Victorian era.

Facts
Birth Year
1793 1
Death Date
1875-02-28 1
Death Year
1875 1
Death Place
Bude, United Kingdom 1
Nationality
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1
Notable Work
limelight 1
Birthplace
Padstow, United Kingdom 1
Birthplace
Treator, United Kingdom 1
Field
Field (category)
Physics 1
Field (category)
Chemistry 1
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1. Goldsworthy Gurney (Wikidata)
  • P570 (date of death): year
    +1875-02-28T00:00:00Z
  • P570 (date of death): full date
    +1875-02-28T00:00:00Z
  • P27 (country of citizenship): United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
    Q174193
  • P20 (place of death): Bude, United Kingdom
    Q984974
  • P19 (place of birth): Padstow, United Kingdom
    Q943931
  • P19 (place of birth): Treator, United Kingdom
    Q7836916
  • P800 (notable work): limelight
    Q555987
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