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Lothar Meyer

1830 – 1895

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Wikipedia Summary

Julius Lothar Meyer was a German chemist. He was one of the pioneers in developing the earliest versions of the periodic table of the chemical elements. The Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev and he both had worked with Robert Bunsen. Meyer never used his first given name and was simply known as Lothar Meyer throughout his life.

Biographical & Professional Details

Date of birth
August 19, 1830
Varel
Date of death
April 11, 1895
Tübingen
Citizenship

Grand Duchy of Oldenburg

Occupations & fields
chemistuniversity teacher
Awards & honours
Davy Medalhonorary member of the Physics Association (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
Notable works
periodic table
Field and occupation
německý lékař a chemik
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