Leopold Gmelin

Leopold Gmelin
Leopold Gmelin
Born(1788-08-02)2 August 1788
Died13 April 1853(1853-04-13) (aged 64)
NationalityGerman
Scientific career
FieldsChemistry
InstitutionsUniversity of Heidelberg

Leopold Gmelin (2 August 1788 – 13 April 1853) was a German chemist. Gmelin was a professor at the University of Heidelberg. He worked on the red prussiate and created Gmelin's test, and wrote his Handbook of Chemistry, which over successive editions became a standard reference work still in use.

Gmelin and his wife, portraits by Jakob Schlesinger, 1820
German postal stamp featuring Gmelin

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