James Young
Scottish chemist
Died when: 71 years 304 days (862 months)Star Sign: Cancer

James Young FRS FRSE FCS DL LLD (13 July 1811 – 13 May 1883) was a Scottish chemist best known for his method of distilling paraffin from coal and oil shales.
He is often referred to as Paraffin Young.
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