| Authorised form of name | Frobenius; Joannes Sigismundus Augustus (fl 1730 - 1740) |
| Other forms of name | August Sigmund |
| Froben, Johann Sigismund August |
| Dates | fl 1730 - 1740 |
| Nationality | German |
| Research field | Chemistry |
| Activity | Education:
MD
Career:
Worked in the laboratory of Ambrose Godfrey Hanckewitz (FRS 1730) where he discovered ether (1730)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 05/02/1730 |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; Printed list; ADB
References:
P Fontes da Costa, 'The Culture of Curiosity at The Royal Society in the first half of the eighteenth century', NR 2002 vol l56 pp 147-166
Authority:
Altnames from ADB and CB
Notes:
Proposed by Sir Hans Sloane, William Rutty, Sir Conrad Joachim Sprengwell. Musgrave gives date of death as 1742-3 |
| Code | NA1850 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| RBO/14/108 | 'Memorandum about Experiments upon Gold and the ethereal Spirit that have been done here' by Dr Frobenius and Mr Godfrey | 1729 |