Louis Melsens
Chemist, physicist (1814-1886) · Belgium · On the map · Scientists · Died at 71
Louis Henri Frédéric Melsens was a Belgian physicist and chemist. Ca. 1851, he became professor of chemistry at the Royal Veterinary School of Cureghem in Anderlecht, Brussels. Melsens applied the principle of the Faraday cage to lightning conductors and invented tincture of iodine for disinfection.
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In medical circles he became internationally famous for his research on oral administration of potassium iodide as a cure for mercury or lead poisoning.
Country
Belgium
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1814 to 1886 · aged 71
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