Johann Wilhelm Ritter

Johann Wilhelm Ritter was a German chemist, physicist and philosopher. He is associated with the German Romanticism. He is also known for discovering the ultraviolet part of the electromagnetic spectrum. He is also credited for the first achieved sustained electrolysis of water and the discovery of electroplating.

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Who was born first?

• Johann Wilhelm Ritter and Józef Maria Hoene-Wroński were born the same year
• Johann Wilhelm Ritter and Peter Barlow were born the same year
• Johann Wilhelm Ritter and Amedeo Avogadro were born the same year
• Johann Wilhelm Ritter and Friedrich Stromeyer were born the same year
• Johann Wilhelm Ritter was born 1 year after Étienne-Louis Malus

Timeline

1. Étienne-Louis MalusJuly 23, 1775 – February 24, 1812
2. Amedeo AvogadroAugust 9, 1776 – July 9, 1856
3. Friedrich StromeyerAugust 2, 1776 – August 18, 1835
4. Johann Wilhelm Ritter (this page)December 16, 1776 – January 23, 1810
5. Józef Maria Hoene-WrońskiAugust 23, 1776 – August 9, 1853
6. Peter BarlowOctober 13, 1776 – March 1, 1862

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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