Biography of Famous Chemists Martin Klaproth
Martin Heinrich Klaproth: German Chemist and Discoverer of Uranium Early Life:Martin Heinrich Klaproth was born on December 1, 1743, in Wernigerode, a town in the Duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbรผttel (now part of Germany). He was the son of a poor but respected pharmacist. Klaproth’s early exposure to pharmacy through his father’s work ignited his interest in the natural sciences. Despite financial […]