Karl Wilhelm Scheele
1742-1786
Swedish chemist who made many contributions to chemistry, including the discovery of oxygen. He probably prepared oxygen, which he called "fire-air," as ea...
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Karl Wilhelm Scheele
1742-1786
Swedish Chemist and Druggist
Swedish-born chemist whose record as a discoverer of new elements, compounds, and chemical reactions has long remained unequaled.
Karl Wilhe...
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Scheele's fame has been eclipsed by other chemists who made the same discoveries just a little earlier or who followed through on their experiments more thoroughly. Still, Scheele, who began training ...
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Scheele's fame has been eclipsed by other chemists who made the same discoveries just a little earlier or who followed through on their experiments more thoroughly. Still, Scheele, who began training ...
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The Swedish pharmacist and chemist Karl Wilhelm Scheele (1742-1786) discovered chlorine and oxygen and isolated and characterized a variety of organic acids.Karl Wilhelm Scheele was born on Dec. 9, 17...
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Karl Wilhelm Scheele
Carl Wilhelm Scheele
Carl Wilhelm Scheele
Karl Wilhelm Scheele