John Mercer | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:John_Mercer_(Chemist).jpeg) John Mercer (scientist) | |
| Born | 21 February 1791 Great Harwood, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 30 November 1866 (aged 75) Great Harwood, Lancashire, England |
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Mary Wolstenholme (m. 1814) |
| Children | 6 |
John Mercer JP (21 February 1791 – 30 November 1866) was an English dye and fabric chemist and fabric printer born in Great Harwood, Lancashire. In 1844 he developed a process for treating cotton, mercerisation, that improves many of its qualities for use in fabrics.