Lorenz Florenz Friedrich von Crell

Lorenz Florenz Friedrich von Crell
Born(1744-01-21)21 January 1744
Died7 June 1816(1816-06-07) (aged 71)
NationalityGerman
Alma materUniversity of Helmstedt
Known forPublishing the first periodical journal on chemistry starting 1778
Scientific career
FieldsChemist
InstitutionsCollegium Carolinum, Braunschweig
University of Helmstedt
University of Göttingen
Doctoral advisorGottfried Christoph Beireis

Lorenz Florenz Friedrich von Crell (21 January 1744 – 7 June 1816) was a German chemist. In 1778 he started publishing the first periodical journal focusing on chemistry. The journal had a longer title but was known simply as Crell's Annalen.[1]

  1. ^ Hufbauer, Karl. (1982). The formation of the German chemical community (1720–1795). Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 1–312. ISBN 978-0-520-04415-9.