CHEMIST

Carl Reichenbach

1788 - 1869

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Karl Ludwig Freiherr von Reichenbach (German pronunciation: [ˈkaʁl ˈluːtvɪç ˈfʁaɪhɛʁ fɔn ˈʁaɪçn̩bax]; February 12, 1788 – January 19, 1869), known as Carl Reichenbach, was a German chemist, geologist, metallurgist, naturalist, industrialist and philosopher, and a member of the Prussian Academy of Sciences. He is best known for his discoveries of several chemical products of economic importance, extracted from tar, such as eupione, waxy paraffin, pittacal (the first synthetic dye) and phenol (an antiseptic). He also dedicated his last years to researching an unproved field of energy combining electricity, magnetism and heat, emanating from all living things, which he called the Odic force. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Carl Reichenbach is the 346th most popular chemist (down from 344th in 2019), the 2,093rd most popular biography from Germany (up from 2,326th in 2019) and the 58th most popular German Chemist.

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Among CHEMISTS

Among chemists, Carl Reichenbach ranks 346 out of 602. Before him are Max Joseph von Pettenkofer, Jean-Baptiste Boussingault, Pierre Joseph Pelletier, Morten P. Meldal, Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge, and C. H. D. Buys Ballot. After him are Henri Étienne Sainte-Claire Deville, Thomas C. Südhof, Frances Arnold, William Prout, Louis E. Brus, and Sendivogius.

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Among people born in 1788, Carl Reichenbach ranks 28. Before him are David d'Angers, Carl Sigismund Kunth, Geert Adriaans Boomgaard, Friedrich Rückert, Pierre Joseph Pelletier, and Mohammed bin Thani. After him are Princess Juliane Sophie of Denmark, John Canfield Spencer, Jean-Pierre Abel-Rémusat, FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan, Duke Eugen of Württemberg, and Soliman Pasha al-Faransawi. Among people deceased in 1869, Carl Reichenbach ranks 23. Before him are Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, Alexandrine Tinné, Carl Gustav Carus, Carl Loewe, Prince Leopold, Duke of Brabant, and Princess Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies. After him are John A. Roebling, Roger Fenton, Afzal-ud-Daulah, Jean René Constant Quoy, Mehmed Fuad Pasha, and Wilhelm, Duke of Urach.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Carl Reichenbach ranks 2,094 out of 7,253. Before him are John Albert I, Duke of Mecklenburg (1525), Duchess Luise of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1722), Maria Reiter (1911), Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (1720), Carl Laemmle (1867), and Charlotte Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1694). After him are Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen (1893), Harro Schulze-Boysen (1909), Hans Richter (1888), Salvian (405), Georg Lindemann (1884), and Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann (1662).

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Among CHEMISTS In Germany

Among chemists born in Germany, Carl Reichenbach ranks 58. Before him are Andreas Libavius (1555), Eilhard Mitscherlich (1794), Karl Friedrich Mohr (1806), Clemens Winkler (1838), Max Joseph von Pettenkofer (1818), and Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge (1795). After him are Thomas C. Südhof (1955), Otto Schott (1851), Viktor Meyer (1848), Friedrich Stromeyer (1776), Hermann von Fehling (1812), and Franz Joseph Emil Fischer (1877).

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