Alexander John Forsyth
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 181 years ago |
| Date of birth | December 28,1769 |
| Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
| Born | Belhelvie |
| United Kingdom | |
| Date of died | June 11,1843 |
| Died | Belhelvie |
| United Kingdom | |
| Job | Chemist |
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| Education | King's College |
| Parents | Isabell Sim |
| James Forsyth | |
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| ID | 1431223 |
Alexander John Forsyth Life story
Alexander John Forsyth was a Scottish Church of Scotland minister who first successfully used fulminating chemicals to prime gunpowder in fire-arms thereby creating what became known as percussion ignition.