# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/johann-wilhelm-ritter
# Generated: 2026-08-15T00:00:31.302Z

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name: "Johann Wilhelm Ritter"
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description: "Johann Wilhelm Ritter was a German chemist, physicist and philosopher. He is associated with the German Romanticism. He is also known for discovering the ultraviolet part of the electromagnetic spectrum. He is also credited for the first achieved sustained electrolysis of water and the discovery of electroplating."
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birthDate: "1776-12-16"
deathDate: "1810-01-23"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump