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John Hollway
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| Born | November 1841 |
| Died | 6 October 1907 (aged 65) |
| Nationality | English |
| Known for | Research and trials preceding Manhès-David process |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Metallurgist and chemist |
| Institutions | Sheffield |
John M. Hollway (1841 – 1907) was an English metallurgist and chemist who, in the 1870s, unsuccessfully tried out smelting and refining of copper using a converter based on the Bessemer process.
Although his attempts failed, conceding to the French engineers Pierre Manhès and Paul David [fr], the honor of the invention of the Manhès-David process in 1880, the abundant communication he made on his failures constitute a significant contribution to the development and perfecting their process.
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