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Priestley was more than just a scientist
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LIVING through an age of both turbulence and talent, Joseph
Priestley was both a controversial and inspirational man.
The son of a west Yorkshire cloth dresser, his mother died while
he was but a child. Reared mostly by an aunt, he grew into a bookish
and thoughtful young man who felt called to the ministry.
Following his family's beliefs, he was enrolled at a Dissenting
Academy at Daventry and in 1755 he became a minister in Surrey.
In the succeeding years, Priestley gained a reputation not only as
a free thinker who challenged orthodox views but also as a teacher,
scientist and ...
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