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Authorised form of nameKlaproth; Martin Heinrich (1743 - 1817)
Dates1743 - 1817
Place of birthWernigerode, Germany
Date of birth01 December 1743
Place of deathBerlin, Germany
Date of death01 January 1817
OccupationPharmacist
Research fieldChemistry
ActivityCareer:
Pharmacist at Quedlingburg, then at Hanover (1766-1768), at Berlin (1768-1770) and at Danzig (1770-1771); Professor of Chemistry, Royal Artillery Academy, Berlin; Ordinary Professor of Chemistry, Berlin
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election16/04/1795
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DSB
References:
P Fara, ' Big bangs. Invisible rays: a history of radioactivity' by G I Brown
CodeNA3000
Archives associated with this Fellow
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EC/1795/10Klaproth, Martin Heinrich: certificate of election to the Royal Society
IM/002555Klaproth, Martin Heinrichnd
MM/3/111Letter from Martin Heinrich Klaproth, Berlin, to the Royal Society29 September 1795
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