a Swiss-Russian chemist and doctor who formulated Hess's law, an early principle of thermochemistry
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Born
7 August 1802 Geneva, Canton of Léman, Helvetic Republic
Died
13 December 1850 (aged 48) St. Petersburg, Russia
Nationality
Russian - Swiss
Known for
Hess's law, Thermochemistry
Fields
Chemistry
Alma mater
University of Dorpat
Institutions
St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences
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Russia
era
1800+