Eduard Linnemann, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German chemist
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Place of Birth: Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany
About Eduard Linnemann
- Eduard Linnemann (2 February 1841 – 4 April 1886) was a German chemist. He studied chemistry at the University of Heidelberg and at the University of Karlsruhe.
- After he received his Ph.D.
- he worked with Kekulé at the University of Ghent and with Leopold von Pebal at the University of Lemberg.
- He was appointed professor at the University of Lemberg in 1865, changed to the University of Brno from 1872 until 1875 and then became professor at the University of Prague.
- He held this position until his death in 1886. He is known for his investigations of mannitol and his analyses of zircon.
- In 1886, he proposed the name "austrium" for what he believed was a new chemical element.
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