Friedrich Stromeyer

Friedrich Stromeyer
Born	2 August 1776 Göttingen, Germany
Died	18 August 1835
Residence	Germany
Nationality	German
Field	Chemist
Institution	University of Göttingen
Alma mater	University of Göttingen
Academic advisor	Johann Friedrich Gmelin Louis Nicolas Vauquelin
Notable students	Robert Bunsen Leopold Gmelin Eilhard Mitscherlich
Known for	Cadmium

Friedrich Stromeyer (1776 - 1835) was a German chemist. Stromeyer received his degree from the University of Gottingen in 1800. He was then on the staff of the university and was also an inspector of apothecaries. August 2 is the 214th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (215th in leap years), with 151 days remaining. ... Year 1776 (MDCCLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... Göttingen ( ) is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... August 18 is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... | Come and take it, slogan of the Texas Revolution 1835 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... A chemist pours from a Florence flask. ... The Georg-August University of Göttingen (Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, often called the Georgia Augusta) was founded in 1734 by George II, King of Great Britain and Elector of Hanover, and opened in 1737. ... The Georg-August University of Göttingen (Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, often called the Georgia Augusta) was founded in 1734 by George II, King of Great Britain and Elector of Hanover, and opened in 1737. ... Johann Friedrich Gmelin (August 8, 1748 - November 1, 1804) was a German naturalist and botanist. ... Louis Nicolas Vauquelin. ... Robert Wilhelm Bunsen (born 31 March 1811 in Göttingen, died 16 August 1899 in Heidelberg) was a German chemist. ... Leopold Gmelin (August 2, 1788 - April 13, 1853) was a German chemist. ... Eilhard Mitscherlich Eilhard Mitscherlich (1794-1863), is most known for his discovery of the principle of isomorphism. ... General Name, Symbol, Number cadmium, Cd, 48 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 12, 5, d Appearance silvery gray metallic Atomic mass 112. ... Year 1776 (MDCCLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... | Come and take it, slogan of the Texas Revolution 1835 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... A chemist pours from a Florence flask. ... The Georg-August University of Göttingen (Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, often called the Georgia Augusta) was founded in 1734 by George II, King of Great Britain and Elector of Hanover, and opened in 1737. ...

He received his MD doctorate in 1800 at the University of Göttingen under Johann Friedrich Gmelin and Louis Nicolas Vauquelin The Georg-August University of Göttingen (Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, often called the Georgia Augusta) was founded in 1734 by George II, King of Great Britain and Elector of Hanover, and opened in 1737. ... Johann Friedrich Gmelin (August 8, 1748 - November 1, 1804) was a German naturalist and botanist. ... Louis Nicolas Vauquelin. ...

He discovered the element cadmium in 1817 while studying zinc compounds. Cadmium is an impurity in zinc compounds, although represented in very small quantities. General Name, Symbol, Number cadmium, Cd, 48 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 12, 5, d Appearance silvery gray metallic Atomic mass 112. ... 1817 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... General Name, Symbol, Number zinc, Zn, 30 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 12, 4, d Appearance bluish pale gray Atomic mass 65. ...

He was the first to recommend starch as a reagent for free iodine and he studied chemistry of arsine and bismuthate salts.

References

• J. Chem. Ed. 1953, 30, pp. 202-204.
• I. Asimov, Asimov's Biographical Encyclopedia of Science and Technology (2nd Ed.), Doubleday, 1982,

pp. 276-277.

• M.E. Weeks, Discovery of the Elements (7th Ed.), Leicester, H. M., Ed., J. Chem. Ed., 1968, pp. 502-508.
• J.R. Partington, A History of Chemistry, Macmillan, 1962, vol. 3, pp. 659-660.
• Biographisches Lexikon der hervorragenden Ärzte, Urban & Schwarzenberg, 1962, vol. 5, p. 566.