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Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner
German chemist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner (13 December 1780 in Hof – 24 March 1849 in Jena)[1] was a German chemist. He is best known for the development of the so-called Döbereiner's lamp. This is one of the first lighters.[2][3][4]
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Döbereiner was a professor for chemistry, pharmacy and technology at the university of Jena. He was a friend of the German writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.[5]
He also studied oxidations of chemical elements. In 1832, he could oxidate (sulfur dioxide) to
(sulfur trioxide).[1]