Hennig Brand

Summary

Hennig Brand is a human^[1]. Born in Hamburg^[2], he… he was born on January 1, 1630^[3]. He passed away in Hamburg^[4]. He died on 1710^[5]. He worked as a merchant^[6], chemist^[7], and pharmacist^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (531 views/month, #7,178 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Hennig Brand was born in Hamburg^[2].
• Hennig Brand died in Hamburg^[4].
• Hennig Brand was born on January 1, 1630^[3].
• Hennig Brand died on 1710^[5].
• Hennig Brand worked as a merchant^[6].
• Hennig Brand's professions included chemist^[7].
• Hennig Brand's professions included pharmacist^[8].
• Hennig Brand's field of work was alchemy^[10].
• Hennig Brand's field of work was chemistry^[11].
• Hennig Brand is recorded as male^[12].
• Hennig Brand's instance of is recorded as human^[13].
• Hennig Brand's family name is recorded as Brand^[14].
• Hennig Brand's family name is recorded as Brandt^[15].
• Hennig Brand's given name is recorded as Hennig^[16].
• Hennig Brand's given name is recorded as Henning^[17].
• Hennig Brand's described by source is recorded as Hamburg Biographies^[18].
• Hennig Brand's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[19].
• Hennig Brand's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[20].
• Hennig Brand's described by source is recorded as Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie^[21].
• Hennig Brand's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[22].
• Hennig Brand's described by source is recorded as The Encyclopedia Americana^[23].
• Hennig Brand's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German^[24].
• Hennig Brand's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Hennig Brand'}^[25].

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Origins and Family

Hennig Brand's place of birth was Hamburg^[2]. He was born on January 1, 1630^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include merchant^[6], chemist^[7], and pharmacist^[8]. Fields of work include alchemy^[10], a protoscience^[26] and chemistry^[11], a branch of science^[27].

Death and Burial

Hennig Brand died on 1710^[5]. He died in Hamburg^[4].

Why It Matters

Hennig Brand ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (531 views/month, #7,178 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]

He is credited with the discovery of phosphorus^[29], a chemical element^[30].

FAQs

Where was Hennig Brand born?

Hennig Brand was born in Hamburg^[2].

Where did Hennig Brand die?

Hennig Brand passed away in Hamburg^[4].

What did Hennig Brand do for work?

Hennig Brand worked as merchant^[6], chemist^[7], and pharmacist^[8].

What did Hennig Brand discover?

Hennig Brand is credited as discoverer of phosphorus^[29].