Albert Niemann (chemist)
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Albert Friedrich Emil Niemann (May 20, 1834 – January 19, 1861) was a German chemist. In 1859 - about the same time as Paolo Mantegazza - he isolated cocaine, and he published his finding in 1860.[1]
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Albert Niemann | |
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Born | May 20, 1834 |
Died | January 19, 1861(1861-01-19) (aged 26) Goslar, Kingdom of Hanover |
Nationality | German |
Alma mater | University of Göttingen |
Known for | Isolating cocaine from coca leaves |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Chemist |
Thesis | Über eine neue organische Base in den Cocablättern (1860) |
Doctoral advisor | Friedrich Wöhler |
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