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Joseph Goldmark
Hungarian-American physician and chemist (1819–1881) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Joseph Jacob Goldmark (15 August 1819 – 18 April 1881) was a Hungarian American physician and chemist, credited with the discovery of red phosphorus.[1]
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![]() Joseph Goldmark. Lithograph by Eduard Kaiser, 1848 | |
Born | Joseph Jacob Goldmark (1819-08-15)15 August 1819 |
Died | 18 April 1881(1881-04-18) (aged 61) Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of Vienna |
Known for | Discovery of red phosphorus |
Spouse |
Regina Wehle (m. 1856) |
Children | Helen Goldmark Pauline Goldmark Alice Goldmark Josephine Goldmark (1871–1950) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Medicine, chemistry |
Academic advisors | Anton Schrötter von Kristelli |
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