Famous Scots - Joseph Black


Joseph Black, one of the fathers of modern chemistry, began his career as a lab assistant for Doctor William Cullen, the professor of Medicine at Glasgow University at the time. In addition to the Chemistry and teaching, Black was employed outside the university as a medical doctor, treating such patients as the famous philosopher David Hume.

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