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Ambrose Godfrey

Also known as Gottfried Hankwitz, Gottfried Hanckewitz, Ambrose Godfrey-Hanckwitz, Ambrose Godfrey Hanckwitz, Ambrose Godfrey the elder

German-English chemist, inventor of the fire extinguisher (1660-1741)

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Image: Ambrose Godfrey (Hanckwitz). Line engraving by G. Vertue, 17 Wellcome V0002285.jpg

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1660 births 1741 deaths British fellows of the Royal Society Businesspeople from London English chemists English inventors German emigrants to the Kingdom of Great Britain People from Köthen (Anhalt)

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