Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner
Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner was born on December 13, 1780. See ranking, bio blurb, and everyone else born that day.
About Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner
Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner (13 December 1780 – 24 March 1849) was a German chemist who is known best for work that was suggestive of the periodic law for the chemical elements, and for inventing the first lighter, which was known as the Döbereiner's lamp. He became a professor of chemistry and pharmacy for the University of Jena.