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Each week, we highlight a historic or famous person named James. This week's famous James is:

James Young

(born July 13, 1811 - died May 13, 1883) Scottish industrial chemist, the first person to extract paraffin from coal. Considered the "founding father of the modern oil industry." In 1850, he patented a method for obtaining burning oils from petroleum through destructive distillation. He developed the process of refining oil, and established the world's first shale oil refineries in West Lothian, close to Edinburgh. He founded Young's Paraffin Light and Mineral Oil Company which sold paraffin oil (also called "coal oil" or "lamp fuel") and paraffin lamps worldwide; he proposed a Channel tunnel. James Young was a close friend of David Livingstone (he financed a search party for the missionary), who nicknamed Young "Sir Paraffine."

The name "James" is the English equivalent of Jacob; the first Jacob in the Bible was the patriarch of the 12 tribes of Israel. "James" is consistently among the most popular names for boys in the U.S.

Plural form of James: According to the Carnegie Mellon Style Guide, "Form plurals of family names that end in 's' by adding 'es.'  Right: The Jameses live in Edgewood."  See also StackExchange.com.

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