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Percy Gilchrist
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Born in Lyme Regis, Dorset
Born on 27th of December 1851
Died on 16th of December 1935

Born 1851. Died 1935 - English metallurgist.

Studied at the Royal School of Mines, London. Carried out experimental work with his cousin to aid the removal phosphate impurities in iron ore. Known as the Gilchrist-Thomas process it enabled the use of large European phosphoric iron ore fields.

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