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Robert Chesebrough
American chemist (1837–1933)
Robert Chesebrough | |
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| Born | Robert Augustus Chesebrough (1837-01-09)January 9, 1837 London, England |
| Died | September 8, 1933(1933-09-08) (aged 96) Spring Lake, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Known for | Petroleum jelly |
| Spouse | Margaret McCredy (m. ; died ) |
| Children | 4 |
Robert Augustus Chesebrough (;[1] January 9, 1837 – September 8, 1933) was an American chemist who discovered petroleum jelly—which he marketed as Vaseline—and founder of the Chesebrough Manufacturing Company.
Life and career
Born in London, England, to American parents on January 9, 1837, Chesebrough was raised in New York City.[2] He married Margaret McCredy on April 28, 1864, and they had four children.[2]
Chesebrough began his career as a chemist clarifying lamp oil from sperm oil, a waxy oil found in the heads of sperm whale