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Young, James
Scottish paraffin pioneer James Young was born in Glasgow
in 1811. He went on to study chemistry at night school, later attending
Anderson College (which is now Strathclyde University).
During his studies at Anderson College, James Young
experimented with coal and shale, developing paraffin extraction, perfecting
it during the 1850s.
James Young set himself up in Bathgate,
West Lothian as the world's first producer of commercial oil. The Scot
gained a reputation for his work, becoming known as "Paraffin Young".
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