Hieronymous Theodor Richter
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Hieronymus Theodor Richter (21 November 1824 – 25 September 1898) was a German chemist.
He was born in Dresden
. In 1863, while working at the Freiberg University of Mining and Technology
, he co-discovered indium
with Ferdinand Reich
. In 1875, he became the director of the school.
He died 25 September 1898, in Freiberg, Saxony
, at the age of 73.
He was born in Dresden
Dresden
Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
. In 1863, while working at the Freiberg University of Mining and Technology
Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg
The Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg is a small German University of Technology with about 5000 students in the city of Freiberg, Saxony...
, he co-discovered indium
Indium
Indium is a chemical element with the symbol In and atomic number 49. This rare, very soft, malleable and easily fusible post-transition metal is chemically similar to gallium and thallium, and shows the intermediate properties between these two...
with Ferdinand Reich
Ferdinand Reich
Ferdinand Reich was a German chemist who co-discovered indium in 1863 with Hieronymous Theodor Richter....
. In 1875, he became the director of the school.
He died 25 September 1898, in Freiberg, Saxony
Freiberg, Saxony
Freiberg is a city in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, administrative center of the Mittelsachsen district.-History:The city was founded in 1186, and has been a center of the mining industry in the Ore Mountains for centuries...
, at the age of 73.