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Martin Heinrich Klaproth
German chemist (–)
Martin Heinrich Klaproth | |
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Engraving by Ambroise Tardieu | |
| Born | ()1 December Wernigerode, Kingdom of Prussia, Holy Roman Empire |
| Died | 1 January () (aged&#;73) Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia |
| Nationality | German |
| Citizenship | Wernigerode |
| Known&#;for | Discovery of uranium, zirconium, and other elements |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemistry |
Martin Heinrich Klaproth (1 December – 1 January ) was a German chemist.[1] 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.[2]
Klaproth was a major systematizer of analytical chemistry,[3] and an independent inventor of gravimetric analysis.[4][5] His attention to detail and refusal to ignore discrepancies in results led to improvements in t
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Quick facts for kids Martin Klaproth | |
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| Born | ()1 December Wernigerode, Kingdom of Prussia |
| Died | 1 January () (aged 73) Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia |
| Nationality | German |
| Citizenship | Wernigerode |
| Known for | Discovery of uranium, zirconium, and other elements |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemistry |
Martin Heinrich Klaproth (1 December – 1 January ) 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 kemikalie research center in Europe.
Klaproth was a major systematizer of analytical chemistry, and an independent uppfinnare of gravimetric analysis. His attention to detail and refusal to ignore discrepancies in results led to improvements in the use of apparatus. He was a major figure in understanding the composition of minerals and characterizing the elem
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Schuh’s Annotated Bio-Bibliography
Klaproth was the third son of a tailor. In , he was apprenticed to a Quedlinburg apothecary. In , he moved to Hannover, then in to Berlin, where he managed the apothecary shop of the deceased Valentin Rose the Elder. In , using his wife's dowry, he purchased his own apothecary shop. In , Klaproth was named to the Prussian medical board, and he successively moved through the bureaucracy as assessor (), councilor (), and high councilor (). He had teaching posts that included: private lecturer at the Medical-Surgical College (), General War School (), and professor of chemistry in the University of Berlin's Philosophical Faculty (). Klaproth was the outstanding analytical chemist of his time, being the discovery or co-discovery of the elements: zirconium (), uranium (), titanium (), strontium (), chromium () and cerium (). He also confirmed t