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Playfair, Lyon, first Baron Playfair (1818–1898)  

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004
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Playfair, Lyon, first Baron Playfair (1818–1898), politician and chemist  

Graeme J. N. Gooday

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Published in print:
23 September 2004
Published online:
23 September 2004

Playfair, Lyon, first Baron Playfair (1818–1898), politician and chemist, was born on 21 May 1818 at either Meerut (Who's Who) or Chunar in Bengal (Reid), second son of eight children of George Playfair (1782–1846), chief inspector-general of hospitals in ...