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Leopold Gmelin | |
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![]() Leopold Gmelin | |
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Died | 13 April 1853 | (aged 64)
Nationality | German |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Chemistry |
Institutions | University of Heidelberg |
Leopold Gmelin (2 August 1788 – 13 April 1853) was a German chemist. Gmelin was a professor at the University of Heidelberg. He worked on the red prussiate and created Gmelin's test, and wrote his Handbook of Chemistry, which over successive editions became a standard reference work still in use.