Robert Boyle Biography, Birthday & Nationality

Robert Boyle 25/01/1627   -   30/12/1691

Robert Boyle Introduction:

Robert Boyle was one of the founders of modern chemistry. He was a natural philosopher, chemist, physicist and inventor. This biography profiles his childhood, life, works, achievements and timeline.

Robert Boyle Biography, Awards, Facts and Family

  • Famous: Physicists
  • Died At Age: 64
  • Sun Sign: Aquarius
  • Also Known As: Robert William Boyle
  • Born Country: Ireland
  • Born In: Ireland
  • Famous As: Founder Of Modern Chemistry, Boyle's Law
  • Father: Richard Boyle
  • Mother: Catherine Fenton
  • Siblings: Lady Ranelagh
  • Died On: December 30, 1691
  • Place Of Death: London
  • Diseases & Disabilities: Quadriplegia
  • Discoveries/inventions: Boyle's Law, The Prolongation Of Life, Art Of Flying, Perpetual Light, A Ship To Sail With All Winds, And A Ship Not To Be Sunk, Practicable And Certain Way Of Finding Longitudes, Potent Drugs To Alter Or Exalt Imagination, Waking, Memory And Other Functions And Appease Pain
  • Education: University College Oxford Eton College
  • Awards: Fellow Of The Royal Society
  • Bio: Robert Boyle Was One Of The Founders Of Modern Chemistry. He Was A Natural Philosopher, Chemist, Physicist And Inventor. This Biography Profiles His Childhood, Life, Works, Achievements And Timeline.