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Abraham Pineo Gesner
Abraham Pineo Gesner
(; May 2, 1797 – April 29, 1864) was a
Canadian
physician
and
geologist
who invented
kerosene
. Although
Ignacy Lukasiewicz
developed the modern kerosene lamp, starting the world's oil industry, Gesner is considered a primary founder. Gesner was born in
Cornwallis, Nova Scotia
. He died in
Halifax
,
Nova Scotia
.
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