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John Hollway
Born (1841-11-00)November 1841
Died 6 October 1907(1907-10-06) (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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