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Georg Friedrich Hildebrandt

Georg Friedrich Hildebrandt

German chemist (1764–1816)


Georg Friedrich Hildebrandt (5 June 1764 – 23 March 1816) was a pharmacist, chemist, and anatomist. He was an early supporter of Lavoisier's theories in Germany. He investigated mercury compounds, and the chemical nature of quicklime, ammonium nitrate, and ammonia. He studied light emitted by electric discharges through air and investigated the use of nitric oxide to determine the oxygen content of air. He developed a method to separate silver from copper. He wrote textbooks on pharmacology and human anatomy, and treatises on smallpox, sleep, and the digestive system.

Quick Facts Born, Died ...

He obtained his MD in 1783 from the University of Göttingen under Johann Friedrich Gmelin.

Works

References

  • K. Hufbauer, The Formation of the German Chemical Community (1720–1795), University of California Press, 1982, p. 214.
  • Dictionary of Scientific Biography, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1970–1990, vol. 6, p. 395.
  • J. fur Chemie und Physik, 1819, 25, pp. 1–16.
  • J. R. Partington, A History of Chemistry, Macmillan, 1962, vol. 3, pp. 638–639.



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