Martin Heinrich Klaproth

(1743–1817) Chemist

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Martin Heinrich Klaproth was a chemist.

Quick Facts About Martin Heinrich Klaproth

Born: December 1, 1743
Died: January 1, 1817
Profession: Chemist
Notable works: Analytical Essays Towards Promoting the Chemical Knowledge of Mineral Substances, Volumes 1-2

About Martin Heinrich Klaproth

Martin Heinrich Klaproth was a German chemist. He trained and worked for much of his life as an apothecary, moving in later life to the university. His shop became the second-largest apothecary in Berlin, and the most productive artisanal chemical research center in Europe.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Martin Heinrich Klaproth

Wherefore no name can be found for a new fossil [element] which indicates its peculiar and characteristic properties (in which position I…

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Cases

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“ [Pechblende] einer eigenthümlichen, selbstständigen metallischen Substanz bestehe. Es fallen folglich auch deren bisherige Benennungen, als: Ресhblende Eisenpecherz, hinweg, welche nun durch…

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Astronomy

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[Pitchblende] consists of a peculiar, distinct, metallic substance. Therefore its former denominations, pitch-blende, pitch-iron-ore, &c. are no longer applicable, and must be…

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Chemicals

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[Pitchblende] consists of a peculiar, distinct, metallic substance. Therefore its former denominations, Pechblende, pitch-iron-ore, &c. are no longer applicable, and must be…

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