Martin Heinrich Klaproth
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About
German chemist responsible for the discoveries of the periodic elements uranium, zirconium and cerium.
Before Fame
He spent a large portion of his life learning the ways of an apothecary and was an assistant in several pharmacies.
Trivia
He was a chemistry lecturer at the Prussian Royal Artillery. There is a crater on the moon named after him.
Family Life
He was born in Wernigerode, Germany and died in Berlin, Prussia. His son Julius was a famour orientalist.
Associated With
He was a famous German scientist like Albert Einstein.
