Benjamin Thompson (Count Rumford)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Benjamin_Thompson_(Count_Rumford)

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gptkbp:birthDate	1753-03-26
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gptkbp:deathDate	1814-08-21
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Benjamin Thompson (Count Rumford)
gptkbp:knownFor	gptkb:Rumford_fireplace work on the nature of heat experiments on heat and friction improvements to soup kitchens
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gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Sarah_Walker gptkb:Marie-Anne_Lavoisier
gptkbp:title	gptkb:Count_Rumford gptkb:Count_of_the_Holy_Roman_Empire
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