Joseph Goldmark

Joseph Goldmark
Joseph Goldmark. Lithograph by Eduard Kaiser, 1848
Born
Joseph Jacob Goldmark

(1819-08-15)15 August 1819
Died18 April 1881(1881-04-18) (aged 61)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Vienna
Known forDiscovery of red phosphorus
Spouse
Regina Wehle
(m. 1856)
ChildrenHelen Goldmark
Pauline Goldmark
Alice Goldmark
Josephine Goldmark (1871–1950)
Scientific career
FieldsMedicine, chemistry
Academic advisorsAnton Schrötter von Kristelli

Joseph Jacob Goldmark (15 August 1819 – 18 April 1881) was a Hungarian American physician and chemist, credited with the discovery of red phosphorus.[1]

  1. ^ Koren, Nathan (1973). Jewish Physicians: A Biographical Index. New York: John Wiley & Sons. p. 182. ISBN 0706512693.