Eilhard Mitscherlich

Eilhard Mitscherlich
Eilhard Mitscherlich (1794–1863)
Born(1794-01-07)7 January 1794
Died28 August 1863(1863-08-28) (aged 69)
NationalityGerman
Alma materUniversity of Göttingen
University of Berlin
University of Stockholm
Known forMitscherlich's law
Mitscherlichite
Azobenzene
Goniometer
Selenic acid
AwardsPour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts (1842)
Royal Medal (1829)
ForMemRS (1828)
Scientific career
FieldsChemist
InstitutionsUniversity of Berlin
Doctoral advisorFriedrich Stromeyer
Doctoral studentsHeinrich Gustav Magnus

Eilhard Mitscherlich (German pronunciation: [ˈaɪlhaʁt ˈmɪtʃɐlɪç];[1][2] 7 January 1794 – 28 August 1863) was a German chemist, who is perhaps best remembered today for his discovery of the phenomenon of crystallographic isomorphism in 1819.

  1. ^ Dudenredaktion; Kleiner, Stefan; Knöbl, Ralf (2015) [First published 1962]. Das Aussprachewörterbuch [The Pronunciation Dictionary] (in German) (7th ed.). Berlin: Dudenverlag. pp. 334, 605. ISBN 978-3-411-04067-4.
  2. ^ Krech, Eva-Maria; Stock, Eberhard; Hirschfeld, Ursula; Anders, Lutz Christian (2009). Deutsches Aussprachewörterbuch [German Pronunciation Dictionary] (in German). Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. pp. 468, 749. ISBN 978-3-11-018202-6.