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Andreas Sigismund Marggraf
Andreas Sigismund Marggraf was a German chemist from Berlin, then capital of the Margraviate of Brandenburg, and a pioneer of analytical chemistry. He isolated zinc in 1746 by heating calamine and carbon. Though he was not the first to do so, Marggraf is credited with carefully describing the process and establishing its basic theory. In 1747, Marggraf announced his discovery of sugar in beets and…
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science · German chemist (1709–1782) · chemist · pharmacist · entomologist · physicist · also Andreas Sigismund Marggraf, Andreas Sigismund Marcgraf, Marggraf
Born 3 March 1709 · Died 7 August 1782 · Q57983
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Died 1782-08-07.
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Born 1709-03-03.
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