Gesner, Abraham National Historic Person
Chipman Corner, Nova Scotia
![46 cent, Abraham Gesner: Father of the Oil Industry, issued March 17, 2000 (© Canada Post Corporation | Société des postes canadienne [2000]. Reproduced with Permission | Reproduit avec permission.)](Resources/Images/Image.aspx?id=77536)
Stamp representing Abraham Gesner
(© Canada Post Corporation | Société des postes canadienne [2000]. Reproduced with Permission | Reproduit avec permission.)
Address :
East side of Middle Dyke Road, about 500m south from Church Street, Chipman Corner, Nova Scotia
Recognition Statute:
Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date:
1954-06-07
Life Date:
1797 to 1864
Other Name(s):
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Gesner, Abraham
(Designation Name)
Importance:
Physician, geologist and author, first refined kerosene (1846)
Plaque(s)
Existing plaque: East side of Middle Dyke Road, about 500m south from Church Street, Chipman Corner, Nova Scotia
Physician, geologist and author of scientific works. Educated in Nova Scotia and in England, he practised medecine in Nova Scotia and turned his attention to geology and scientific experiments. He made a geological survey of New Brunswick, 1838-42, and of Prince Edward Island, 1846. He first refined kerosene, 1846, and promoted its manufacture in New York, 1853-63. His natural history museum, established in Saint John, 1842, became a part of the collections wich later formed the New Brunswick Museum.
Born at Cornwallis, N.S. , 2nd May, 1797. Died at Halifax, N.S., 29th April, 1864.