Christian Friedrich Schönbein

Christian Friedrich Schönbein HFRSE was a German-Swiss chemist who is best known for inventing the fuel cell (1838) at the same time as William Robert Grove and his discoveries of guncotton and ozone. He also created the concept of geochemistry in 1838.

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Who was born first?

• Christian Friedrich Schönbein and William Lassell were born the same year
• Christian Friedrich Schönbein and Benoît Paul Émile Clapeyron were born the same year
• Christian Friedrich Schönbein and Friedrich Wilhelm Argelander were born the same year
• Christian Friedrich Schönbein and Philipp Johann Ferdinand Schur were born the same year
• Christian Friedrich Schönbein and William Rutter Dawes were born the same year

Timeline

1. Benoît Paul Émile ClapeyronJanuary 26, 1799 – January 28, 1864
2. Christian Friedrich Schönbein (this page)October 18, 1799 – August 29, 1868
3. Friedrich Wilhelm ArgelanderMarch 22, 1799 – February 17, 1875
4. Philipp Johann Ferdinand SchurFebruary 18, 1799 – May 27, 1878
5. William LassellJune 18, 1799 – October 5, 1880
6. William Rutter DawesMarch 19, 1799 – February 15, 1868

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• Johann Wolfgang von GoetheAugust 28, 1749 – March 22, 1832
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• Marie CurieNovember 7, 1867 – July 4, 1934
• Nicolaus CopernicusFebruary 19, 1473 – May 24, 1543
• Louis PasteurDecember 27, 1822 – September 28, 1895
• Gottfried Wilhelm LeibnizJune 21, 1646 – November 14, 1716