Carl Jacob Löwig Scientist

Carl Jacob Löwig (17 March 1803 –27 March 1890) was a German chemist and discovered bromine independently of Antoine Jérôme Balard.He received his PhD at the University of Heidelberg for his work with Leopold Gmelin. During his research on mineral salts he discovered bromine in 1825, as a brown gas evolving after the salt was treated with chlorine.After working at the University of Heidelberg and the University of Zurich he became the successor to Robert Wilhelm Bunsen at the University of Breslau. He worked and lived in Breslau until his death in 1890.

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Birth dateMarch 17, 1803
Birth place
Germany , Bad Kreuznach
Nationality
Germany
Date of deathMarch 27, 1890
Place of death
Germany , Wrocław
Education
Heidelberg University
Known for
Bromine

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