Carl Jacob Löwig

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Carl Jacob Löwig

Carl Jacob Löwig (17 March 1803 – 27 March 1890) was a German chemist and discovered bromine independently of Antoine Jérôme Balard.

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Carl Jacob Löwig
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Born(1803-03-17)17 March 1803
Died27 March 1890(1890-03-27) (aged 87)
NationalityGerman
Alma materUniversity of Heidelberg
Known forDiscovery of bromine
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Heidelberg,
University of Zurich,
University of Breslau
Doctoral advisorLeopold Gmelin
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He received his PhD at the University of Heidelberg for his work with Leopold Gmelin. During his research on mineral salts he discovered bromine in 1825, as a brown gas evolving after the salt was treated with chlorine.[1][2][3]

After working at the University of Heidelberg and the University of Zurich he became the successor to Robert Wilhelm Bunsen at the University of Breslau. He worked and lived in Breslau until his death in 1890.

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