Stromeyer, Friedrich

CHEMIST (GERMANY)
BORN 2 Aug 1776, Göttingen, Niedersachsen - DIED 18 Aug 1835, Göttingen, Niedersachsen
GRAVE LOCATION Göttingen, Niedersachsen: Bartholomäus-Friedhof, Weender Landstraße

Friedrich Stromann was the son of professor Ernst Johann Friedrich Stromeyer (1750-1830). He studied Medicin in Göttingen from 1793 to 1799. In 1800 he was promoted and he was appointed Professor of Chemics in Göttingen.

In 1806 he became a member of the Academy of Sciences in Göttingen and in 1818 of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences as well as a honourary member of the Prussian Academy of Sciences. In 1827 he became a foreign member of the Royal Society. He died in 1835 in Göttingen.

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The grave of Friedrich Stromeyer at the Bartholomäus-Friedhof, Göttingen.
Picture by Androom (27 Aug 2017)

 

Sources
Friedrich Stromeyer - Wikipedia (DE)


Struve, Gustav von

Published: 10 May 2018
Last update: 10 May 2018