Priestly
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Priestly may refer to:
- Alexander Priestly CamphorAlexander Priestly CamphorAlexander Priestly Camphor was an American Missionary Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1916.A native of Louisiana, Camphor was the son of former slaves. He was an educator and a Missionary Bishop. Camphor Hall at Dillard University, New Orleans is named in his honor.-External...
(1865-1919), American Methodist bishop - JB Priestley, author of An Inspector Calls
- Joseph PriestleyJoseph PriestleyJoseph Priestley, FRS was an 18th-century English theologian, Dissenting clergyman, natural philosopher, chemist, educator, and political theorist who published over 150 works...
, discoverer of oxygenOxygenOxygen is the element with atomic number 8 and represented by the symbol O. Its name derives from the Greek roots ὀξύς and -γενής , because at the time of naming, it was mistakenly thought that all acids required oxygen in their composition... - Miranda Priestly, a character in the novel The Devil Wears Prada
- Paul PriestlyPaul PriestlyPaul Priestly is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera, EastEnders, played by Mark Thrippleton.Paul, a builder, came to London with a building firm he worked for, then decided to go it alone. He found work around the Square — the money wasn't great but there were benefits — for instance,...
, a character in the television series EastEnders - Priestly sourcePriestly sourceThe Priestly Source is one of the sources of the Torah/Pentateuch in the bible. Primarily a product of the post-Exilic period when Judah was a province of the Persian empire , P was written to show that even when all seemed lost, God remained present with Israel...
, one of the sources of the Pentateuch.