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Martin Heinrich Klaproth (1 December 1743 – 1 January 1817) was a German chemist. He trained and worked for much of his life as an apothecary, moving in later life to the university. His shop became the second-largest apothecary in Berlin, and the most productive artisanal chemical research center in Europe.
Martin Heinrich Klaproth (born Dec. 1, 1743, Wernigerode, Brandenburg—died Jan. 1, 1817, Berlin, Prussia [now in Germany]) was a German chemist who discovered uranium (1789), zirconium (1789), and cerium (1803).
Martin Klaproth. Lived 1743 – 1817. Martin Klaproth discovered the chemical elements uranium, zirconium, and cerium. He verified the discoveries of titanium, tellurium, and strontium, naming the first two of these elements.
Jun 11, 2018 · Klaproth, Martin Heinrich (b. Wernigerode, Germany, I December 1743; d. Berlin, Germany, 1 January 1817) chemistry. “Suffer and hope”—with these words Klaproth in 1765 captured the essence of his youth. The third son of Johann Julius Klaproth, a poor but respected tailor with pietistic leanings, he had been intended for the clergy.
(1743–1817) German chemist. Born in Wernigerode, Germany, Klaproth was apprenticed as an apothecary. After working in Hannover and Danzig he moved to Berlin where he set up his own business. In 1792 he became lecturer in chemistry at the Berlin Artillery School and in 1810 he became the first professor of chemistry at the University of Berlin.
Martin Heinrich Klaproth. 1743-1817. German chemist remembered for his pioneering contributions to analytical chemistry and discovery of new elements. Klaproth deduced the presence of uranium in pitchblende (1789), zirconium in zircon (1789), and titanium in rutile (1795).
Dec 1, 2017 · On December 1, 1743, German chemist Martin Heinrich Klaproth was born. Klaproth, one of the well known founders of analytical chemistry discovered uranium (1789), zirconium (1789), cerium (1803), and contributed to the identification of others.
