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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Place of birth
- Sheffield
- Place of death
- Bo'ness
- Occupation
- businessperson
- Educated at
- University of Edinburgh
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- date of death
- 1794-07-17
- member of
- Royal Society
- date of birth
- 1718-01-01
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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