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Abraham Gesner

Abraham Pineo Gesner, ONB
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Abraham Pineo Gesner
Born May 2, 1797 (1797-05-02)
Cornwallis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died April 29, 1864(1864-04-29) (aged 66)
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Residence Saint John, New Brunswick and Halifax, Nova Scotia
Nationality Canadian
Fields Geology, Medicine
Institutions Government of New Brunswick
North American Kerosene Gas Light Company
Alma mater Guy's Hospital Medical School
St Bartholomew's Hospital
Dalhousie University
Known for Inventing kerosene

Abraham Pineo Gesner, ONB (/ˈɡɛsnər/; May 2, 1797 – April 29, 1864) was a Canadian physician and geologist who invented kerosene. Although Ignacy Łukasiewicz developed the modern kerosene lamp, starting the world's oil industry, Gesner is considered a primary founder. Gesner was born in Cornwallis, Nova Scotia and lived much of his life in Saint John, New Brunswick. He died in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He was an influential figure in the development of the study of Canadian geology and natural history.

Born to a well-established farming family in the Annapolis Valley, Gesner pursued a career at sea from a young age. Twice shipwrecked by his early twenties, Gesner returned to the family farm near Chipman Corner, northeast of Kentville. He married Harriet Webster, the daughter of Kentville's Dr. Isaac Webster in 1824, then went to London to study medicine at St Bartholomew's Hospital under Sir Astley Paston Cooper, then surgery at Guy's Hospital under John Abernethy. While in London, he became interested in geology, making the acquaintance of Charles Lyell.


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