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Carl Wilhelm Scheele | |
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 An interpretation of Scheele from the late 19th or early 20th century as no contemporary portraits of him are known (by xylographer Ida Amanda Maria Falander (1842-1927))[1] | |
| Born | 9 December 1742 |
| Died | 21 May 1786 (aged 43) Köping, Sweden |
| Nationality | German-Swedish |
| Known for | Discovered oxygen (independently), molybdenum, manganese, barium, chlorine, tungsten and more |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemistry |
Carl Wilhelm Scheele (German: [ˈʃeːlə], Swedish: [ˈɧêːlɛ]; 9 December 1742 – 21 May 1786[2]) was a Swedish German[3] pharmaceutical chemist.
Scheele discovered oxygen (although Joseph Priestley published his findings first), and identified molybdenum, tungsten, barium, hydrogen, and chlorine, among others. Scheele discovered organic acids tartaric, oxalic, uric, lactic, and citric, as well as hydrofluoric, hydrocyanic, and arsenic acids.[4] He preferred speaking German to Swedish his whole life, as German was commonly spoken among Swedish pharmacists.[5]
- ^ Gentz, L. "Hur såg Scheele ut?", Svensk Farmaceutisk Tidskrift 1958 (17) 373-394; erroneously dated 1780 in Wikimedia Commons
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Castle 1886was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Karl Wilhelm Scheele | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com.
- ^ Richard Myers, The Basics of Chemistry (2003)
- ^ Fors, Hjalmar 2008. Stepping through Science’s Door: C. W. Scheele, from Pharmacist's Apprentice to Man of Science. Ambix 55: 29–49
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