Human Accomplishment: Lothar Meyer

a German pioneer in developing the earliest versions of the periodic table of the chemical elements.

Born

Julius Lothar Meyer 19 August 1830 Varel, Duchy of Oldenburg

Died

11 April 1895 (aged 64) Tübingen, Kingdom of Württemberg

Nationality

German

Known for

Periodic table of chemical elements

Fields

Chemistry

Alma mater

University of Würzburg, University of Breslau

Awards

Davy Medal (1882)

Institutions

University of Tübingen

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Germany

era

1800+

Influences

Robert Bunsen