William Kitchiner was an English inventor and scientist, born in 1775 and died in 1827. He made significant contributions in the fields of chemistry, medicine, and engineering.
Source: The Cook's Oracle: And Housekeeper's Manual. Containing Receipts for Cookery, and Directions for Carving ... with a Complete System of Cookery for Catholic Families ... Being the Result of Actual Experiments Instituted in the Kitchen of William Kitchiner