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Ambrose Godfrey
(1660-1741)
Died aged c. 81
Wikidata WikipediaAmbrose Godfrey-Hanckwitz FRS (1660 – 15 January 1741), also known as Gottfried Hankwitz, also written Hanckewitz, or Ambrose Godfrey as he preferred to be known, was a German-born British phosphorus manufacturer and apothecary. He was one of the first phosphorus manufacturers and was one of the best and most successful in his time. He invented and patented a machine that acted as a fire extinguisher.
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Ambrose Godfrey 1660-1741 Chemist and inventor of the fire extinguisher who lived at a house and worked at a laboratory and pharmacy on this site between 1706 and 1741
22-23 Southampton Street, Covent Garden, London, United Kingdom where they lived and worked