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Hieronymous Theodor Richter

Hieronymous Theodor Richter

German chemist (1824–1898)

Hieronymus Theodor Richter (21 November 1824 – 25 September 1898) was a German chemist.

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He was born in Dresden. In 1863, while working at the Freiberg University of Mining and Technology, he co-discovered indium with Ferdinand Reich. He was also a member of the student fraternity "Corps Saxo-Borussia Freiberg". In 1875, he became the director of the Mining Academy in Freiberg.[1]

He died September 25, 1898, in Freiberg, Saxony, at the age of 73.

References

  1. [1]
    Asimov, Asimov's Biographical Encyclopedia of Science and Technology 2nd Revised edition
  • F. Reich, Th. Richter (1863). "Ueber das Indium". Journal für Praktische Chemie. 90 (1): 172–176. doi:10.1002/prac.18630900122.
  • F. Reich, Th. Richter (1864). "Ueber das Indium". Journal für Praktische Chemie. 92 (1): 480–485. doi:10.1002/prac.18640920180.


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