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Johann Wilhelm Ritter

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German chemist, physicist and philosopher

ScientistsLived 1776 to 1810 · aged 33
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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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Illustration of an electrolysis apparatus by Ritter, 1800Illustration of an electrolysis apparatus by Ritter, 1800

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Lived 1776 to 1810 · aged 33
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