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Johann Joachim Becher
Johann Joachim Becher was a German physician, alchemist, precursor of chemistry, scholar, polymath and adventurer, best known for his terra pinguis theory which became the phlogiston theory of combustion, and his advancement of Austrian cameralism.
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Born 6 May 1635 · Died 1 January 1682 · Q60808
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RHEINPFALZ: Speyer Johann-Joachim-Becher-Stiftung: Wissenstransfer fördern
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2024· 1 entry
RHEINPFALZ: Speyer Wasserschaden: Johann-Joachim-Becher-Exponate kehren zurück
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1783· 1 entry
“Sur la précipitation des substances métalliques les unes par les autres”
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1682· 1 entry
Died 1682-01-01.
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1635· 1 entry
Born 1635-05-06.
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