William Cookworthy British Chemist
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| First Name |
William
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| Last Name |
Cookworthy
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| Birthday |
12th April, 1705
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| Birthplace |
Kingsbridge, Devon
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| Died |
17th October, 1780
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| Zodiac Sign |
Aries
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| Nationality |
British
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| Occupation |
Chemist
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William Cookworthy (12 April 1705 – 17 October 1780) was an English Quaker minister, a successful pharmacist and an innovator in several fields of technology. He was the first person in Britain to discover how to make hard-paste porcelain, like that imported from China.
He subsequently discovered china clay in Cornwall.
In 1768 he founded a works at Plymouth for the production of Plymouth porcelain; in 1770 he moved the factory to Bristol, to become Bristol porcelain, before selling it to a partner in 1773.
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