Alexander Parkes 1813 - 1890
- Nationality:
- British; English
- born in:
- Birmingham, Borough of Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Alexander Parkes was a British chemist and inventor. He was born in Birmingham in 1813 and died in London in 1890.
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