Johann Schröder

Physician

1600 – 1664

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Who was Johann Schröder?

Johann Schröder was a German physician and pharmacologist who was the first person to recognise that arsenic was an element. In 1649, he produced the elemental form of arsenic by heating its oxide, and published two methods for its preparation.

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Born
1600
Bad Salzuflen
Also known as
  • Johann Schroder
Nationality
  • Germany
Profession
Died
1664
Frankfurt

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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