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Theodor Grotthuss

German chemist

Died when: 37 years 65 days (446 months)
Star Sign: Capricorn

 

Theodor Grotthuss

Freiherr Christian Johann Dietrich Theodor von Grotthuss (20 January 1785 – 26 March 1822) was a Baltic German scientist known for establishing the first theory of electrolysis in 1806 and formulating the first law of photochemistry in 1817.

His theory of electrolysis is considered the first description of the so-called Grotthuss mechanism.


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