Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner

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]

A painting of Döbereiner.

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 ${\displaystyle SO_{2}}$ (sulfur dioxide) to ${\displaystyle SO_{3}}$ (sulfur trioxide).^[1]

References

1. "Biographien: Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner - ChemgaPedia". chemgapedia.de. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
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