Wilhelm Meyerhoffer
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Wilhelm Meyerhoffer 13 September 1864 – 21 April 1906) was a German
chemist
.
Meyerhoffer studied chemistry and worked with Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff
at the University of Amsterdam and the
University of Berlin.
The mineral Meyerhofferite
is named after him.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
chemist
Chemist
A chemist is a scientist trained in the study of chemistry. Chemists study the composition of matter and its properties such as density and acidity. Chemists carefully describe the properties they study in terms of quantities, with detail on the level of molecules and their component atoms...
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Meyerhoffer studied chemistry and worked with Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff
Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff
Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff, Jr. was a Dutch physical and organic chemist and the first winner of the Nobel Prize in chemistry. He is best known for his discoveries in chemical kinetics, chemical equilibrium, osmotic pressure, and stereochemistry...
at the University of Amsterdam and the
University of Berlin.
The mineral Meyerhofferite
Meyerhofferite
Meyerhofferite is a hydrated borate mineral, with the chemical formula Ca2B6O610·2, CaB3O35·H2O or Ca22·4. It occurs principally as an alteration product of inyoite, another borate mineral....
is named after him.