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Johann Gottlob Leidenfrost

Johann Gottlob Leidenfrost
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Johann Gottlob Leidenfrost was a German physician and theologian who first described the scientific phenomenon eponymously named the Leidenfrost effect.

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  1. César-François Cassini de ThuryJune 17, 1714 – September 4, 1784
  2. Johann Gottlob Leidenfrost (this page)November 27, 1715 – December 2, 1794
  3. Pierre Charles Le MonnierNovember 20, 1715 – April 3, 1799
  4. William WatsonApril 3, 1715 – May 10, 1787
  5. Antonio de UlloaJanuary 12, 1716 – July 1795
  6. Jean Le Rond d'AlembertNovember 16, 1717 – October 29, 1783

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