Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner
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Summary
Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner was born on December 13, 1780[1], in Hof[2]. He died on March 24, 1849[3], in Jena[4]. He worked as a university teacher[5], chemist[6], and pharmacist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,617 views/month, #7,226 of 1,000,298).[8]
Key Facts
- Country of citizenship: Kingdom of Bavaria[9]
- Field of work: chemistry[10]
- Educated at: Friedrich Schiller University Jena[11]
- Student: Heinrich Hlasiwetz[12]
- Notable work: Döbereiner's lamp[13]
- Award received: honorary member of the Physics Association (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)[14]
- Member of: Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities[15], German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina[16], Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences[17], Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities[18]
- Sex or gender: male[19]
- Doctoral student: Friedrich Schiller[20], Rudolf Christian Böttger[21]
- Commons category: Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner[22]
- Residence: Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach[23]
- Family name: Döbereiner[24]
- Given name: Johann[25], Wolfgang[26]
- Topic's main category: Category:Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner[27]
- Commons gallery: Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner[28]
- Work location: Jena[29]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[30], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[31], Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[32], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon[33], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[34], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[35], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[36], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[37], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[38]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: German[39]
- Name in native language: Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner[40]
- Interested in: organic chemistry[41]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Smithsonian Libraries Dibner Library portraits[42]
- Writing language: German[43]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner include Döbereiner's triads[44], a triad[45] and 32853 Döbereiner[46], an asteroid[47].
Why It Matters
Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] He is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]
He is credited with the discovery of Döbereiner's lamp[50]. Entities named for him include Döbereiner's triads[44], a triad[45] and 32853 Döbereiner[46], an asteroid[47].
His notable doctoral advisees include Friedrich Schiller[51], a poet[52], 1759–1805[53], of Duchy of Württemberg[54], specialised in poetry[55]; Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge[56], a chemist[57], 1794–1867[58], of Kingdom of Prussia[59]; and Rudolf Christian Böttger[60], a chemist[61], 1806–1881[62], of Kingdom of Prussia[63], awarded the Royal Order of Vasa[64].
FAQs
Where was Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner born?
Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner's place of birth was Hof[2].
Where did Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner die?
Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner died in Jena[4].
What did Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner do for work?
Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner worked as a university teacher[5], chemist[6], and pharmacist[7].
Where did Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner go to school?
Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner was educated at Friedrich Schiller University Jena[11].
What awards did Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner receive?
Honors received include honorary member of the Physics Association (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)[14].
What did Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner discover?
Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner is credited as discoverer of Döbereiner's lamp[50].