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Johann Friedrich Böttger

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Saxon alchemist (1682-1719)

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Johann Friedrich Böttger was a German alchemist. Böttger was born in Schleiz and died in Dresden.

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Böttger was detained in Enns (Upper-Austria) in June 1703Böttger was detained in Enns (Upper-Austria) in June 1703Memorial in SchleizMemorial in SchleizBöttger monument in DresdenBöttger monument in DresdenMeissen teapot, Böttger ware c. 1710Meissen teapot, Böttger ware c. 1710Medal for the 225th anniversary of the porcelain factory in Meissen (1935), depicting the portrait of the inventorMedal for the 225th anniversary of the porcelain factory in Meissen (1935), depicting the portrait of the inventor

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Johann Friedrich Böttger was a German alchemist. Böttger was born in Schleiz and died in Dresden. He is normally credited with being the first European to discover the secret of the creation of hard-paste porcelain in 1708, but it has also been claimed that English manufacturers or Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus produced porcelain first. Certainly, the Meissen factory, established 1710, was the first to produce porcelain in Europe in large quantities and since the recipe was kept a trade secret by Böttger for his company, experiments continued elsewhere throughout Europe.

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Lived 1682 to 1719 · aged 37
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