Frederick Settle Barff
English chemist
Died when: 43 years 309 days (526 months)Star Sign: Libra
Frederick Settle Barff (6 October 1822 – 11 August 1886) was an English chemist, ecclesiastical decorator, and stained glass manufacturer, much interested in theology.
He is best known as a chemist, having invented several important preservation methods for a range of materials, including iron, stone, wood and foodstuffs.
Several of his stained glass windows still survive throughout Ireland and the north of England.A portrait photograph of Barff appears in The History of St Stanislaus College, Beaumont, published in 1911.
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