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Born December 1, 1743 • Wernigerode • Germany
Died January 1, 1817 (aged 73) • Berlin • Germany
Notable Family Members son Julius Heinrich Klaproth
Subjects Of Study cerium • chemical compound • titanium • uranium • zirconium

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Antoine Lavoisier
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Guyton de Morveau, Louis Bernard
Louis Bernard Guyton de Morveau
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German Swedish chemist Carl Wilhelm Scheele, c. 1780.
Carl Wilhelm Scheele
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Nicolas-Louis Vauquelin
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Johan Gottlieb Gahn
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Charles Friedel
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Edmond Frémy
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Georg Brandt
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Axel Fredrik Cronstedt
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Fausto Elhuyar
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Justus von Liebig
Justus, baron von Liebig
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Wilhelm Ostwald.
Wilhelm Ostwald
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