1771

Events in 1771 4

• 1710 – 1771 Adolf Frederick The King who ate to death Infamously remembered for dying after an enormous meal of lobster, caviar, and 14 servings of semla buns.
• 1771 – 1777 Lavoisier — oxygen and the chemical revolution The role of oxygen in combustion, breathing and chemistry Antoine Lavoisier of Paris identified oxygen as a distinct element (naming it in 1777), demonstrated its role in combustion and respiration, showed that air is a mixture of gases, and established the law of conservation of mass. His Traité Élémentaire de Chimie (1789) reformulated chemistry using a new systematic nomenclature still used today. He is considered the founder of modern chemistry.
• 1771 – 1858 Robert Owen (1771-1858) Died 17 November 1858, aged 87 Owen was a Welsh social reformer and pioneer of the cooperative movement, known for his model industrial community at New Lanark. His ideas influenced early trade unionism and utopian socialism across Britain.
• 1771 – 1845 Sydney Smith (1771-1845) Died 22 February 1845, aged 73 Sydney Smith was an English clergyman, essayist and wit, and a co-founder of the Edinburgh Review. He campaigned for Catholic emancipation and other liberal causes. His conversation and writing made him one of the most quoted men of his time.