| Revision as of 20:30, 9 November 2004 editSciurus (talk | contribs)246 editsm + de:Johann Rudolf Glauber← Previous edit | Revision as of 20:32, 9 November 2004 edit undoSciurus (talk | contribs)246 editsm korrNext edit → | ||
| Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
| Born in ], he received no ] and later he moved to the ] and settled in ] (]). | Born in ], he received no ] and later he moved to the ] and settled in ] (]). | ||
| He might be regarded as a forerunner of contemporary chemists. His work and experiments resulted in discoveries of several analytic methods and he was the first to produce ]. Among other chemical compounds Glauber discovered ], which is named after him (]). | He might be regarded as a forerunner of contemporary chemists. His work and experiments resulted in discoveries of several analytic methods and he was the first to produce ]. Among other chemical compounds Glauber discovered ], which is named after him (]). | ||
| ] | ] | ||
Revision as of 20:32, 9 November 2004
Johann Rudolf Glauber (1604 - March 10 1670), a German-Dutch alchemist and chemist.
Born in Karlstadt, he received no formal education and later he moved to the Netherlands and settled in Amsterdam (1655).
He might be regarded as a forerunner of contemporary chemists. His work and experiments resulted in discoveries of several analytic methods and he was the first to produce hydrochloric acid. Among other chemical compounds Glauber discovered sodium sulfate, which is named after him (Glauber's salt).
Categories: