Christian Gmelin
Christian Gottlob Gmelin (12 October 1792 – 13 May 1860) was a German chemist.
Gmelin was professor of chemistry and pharmacy at the University of Tübingen. In 1828 he was one of the first to devise a process for the artificial manufacture of ultramarine. In 1818, Gmelin was the first to observe that lithium salts give a bright red color in flame.
Gmelin was born in Tübingen. He was a grandson of Johann Konrad Gmelin and a great-grandson of Johann Georg Gmelin. He died in Tübingen.[1]
Works
- Einleitung in die Chemie . Vol.1&2 . Laupp, Thüringen 1835-1837 Digital edition by the University and State Library Düsseldorf
References
- ↑ Kopp, Hermann (1879), "Gmelin, Christian Gottlob", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB) (in German) 9, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, p. 266
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