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Christian Friedrich Schönbein |
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Schönbein, Christian Friedrich
Born Oct. 18, 1799, in Metzingen, in what is now the Land (state) of Baden-Württemberg in the Federal Republic of Germany; died Aug. 29, 1868, near Baden-Baden. German chemist. Schönbein studied at the universities of Tübingen and Erlangen. He taught in Switzerland and became a professor at the University of Basel in 1828. He discovered ozone in 1840. Schönbein obtained pyroxylin in 1845, and in 1846 he became the first to prepare collodion from it. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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