Lothar Meyer
1830 – 1895 · aged 65
German chemist and physician (1830-1895)
- Born
- 19 Aug 1830 · Varel
- Died
- 11 Apr 1895 · Tübingen
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- 19 Aug 1830BornBorn in Varel
- 1882AwardDavy Medal
- 1886AwardHonorary member of the Physics Association (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
- 1894 – 1895RoleRector
- 11 Apr 1895DiedDied in Tübingen
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Major world events during their lifetime (1830 – 1895).
- 1853 – 1856Crimean War
- 1857 – 1858Indian Rebellion of 1857
- 1870 – 1871Franco-Prussian War
Biography
Julius Lothar Meyer (19 August 1830 – 11 April 1895) 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 (his chief rival) 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.
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