Ambrose Godfrey

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title: Ambrose Godfrey
text: Ambrose Godfrey-Hanckwitz FRS, also known as Gottfried Hankwitz, also written Hanckewitz, or Ambrose Godfrey as he preferred to be known, was a German-born British phosphorus manufacturer and apothecary. He was one of the first phosphorus manufacturers and was one of the best and most successful in his time. He invented and patented a machine that acted as a fire extinguisher.
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description: German-English chemist, inventor of the fire extinguisher (1660–1741)
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date modified: 2023-09-06T04:47:03Z
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