James 'Paraffin' Young 1811-1883 Let There Be Light
A famous Victorian entrepreneur, he first produced oil from 'cannel coal' which was a type of coal which naturally burned with a bright flame. Subsequently (1865), in mid and west Lothian he became famous for producing oil from shale, thereby earning his sobriquet. He founded the Chair of Technical Chemistry at Anderson's Institute (established through a legacy of the professor of natural philosophy at Glasgow University, John Anderson 1726-1796, for the education of the 'unacademical classes') in 1870.