Schönbein was a chemist who is best known for his discovery and research on ozone (O₃).

Schönbein's family was financially unable to continue his formal education past the age of fourteen, so he was apprenticed to a chemical and pharmaceutical company in Boeblingen. For the next seven years, Schöenbein worked at the plant and studied chemistry, philosophy, mathematics and several languages in his spare time. In 1820 he finished his apprenticeship and moved to Augsburg where, for a short time, he translated scientific papers from French to German. He soon found a position with another chemical company where he remained for three years.

In 1823, Schönbein took a post under Friedrich Froebel (1782-1852) teaching chemistry, physics, and mineralogy. After three years with Froebel, Schönbein moved to England to teach mathematics and natural history. He stayed in England only one year...