Robert Bunsen
Personal
Other names:
Job / Known for: Chemist and inventor
Left traces: Spectroscopy, Bunsen burner, caesium, rubidium
Born
Date: 1811-03-30
Location: DE Göttingen, Rhine Confederation (now Germany)
Died
Date: 1899-08-16 (aged 88)
Resting place: DE
Death Cause: Heart failure
Family
Spouse:
Children:
Parent(s): Christian Bunsen and his wife
QR Code:
Robert Bunsen My QR code: Robert Bunsen https://DearGone.com/11192
Key Ownner: Not yet supported by key owner
Show More
Rank Users ranking to :
Thanks, you rate star
1 2 3 4 5
Ranking 5.0 1
Fullname NoEnglish

Slogan
A chemist who is not a physicist is nothing at all
About me / Bio:
Robert Bunsen was a German chemist and inventor who made significant contributions to the fields of spectroscopy, gas analysis, photochemistry, and organoarsenic chemistry. He is best known for developing the Bunsen burner, a device that produces a single open gas flame for heating and combustion experiments. He also discovered two new elements, caesium and rubidium, with his colleague Gustav Kirchhoff, by using the technique of flame emission spectroscopy. He also studied the emission spectra of various elements and their compounds, and established the principles of spectrum analysis. He was a pioneer in the use of hydrothermal synthesis to produce new minerals and crystals. He also investigated the properties and reactions of cacodyl, an organoarsenic compound that is highly toxic and explosive. He was a prolific researcher and published over 350 papers in his lifetime. He was also a popular teacher and mentor who trained many eminent chemists. He received several honors and awards for his scientific achievements, including the Copley Medal, the Davy Medal, and the Albert Medal. He never married and devoted his entire life to science. He died of heart failure at the age of 88 in Heidelberg, Germany.
Show More

Article for Robert Bunsen

Died profile like Robert Bunsen

  • Wilhelm Franz Canaris Voice of death
    Wilhelm Franz Canaris
    Age: y/o ()
    Died: DE
  • Ludwig van Beethoven Voice of death
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Age: y/o ()
    Died: AT
  • Carl Ludvig Engel Voice of death
    Carl Ludvig Engel
    Age: y/o ()
    Died: FI
  • Elsa Einstein Voice of death
    Elsa Einstein
    Elsa Löwenthal
    Age: y/o ()
    Died: US
  • Martin Niemoller Voice of death
    Martin Niemoller
    Age: y/o ()
    Died: DE
  • Ludwig Feuerbach Voice of death
    Ludwig Feuerbach
    Age: y/o ()
    Died: DE
  • Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen Voice of death
    Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen
    Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen
    Age: y/o ()
    Died: DE
  • Ernst Ludwig Kirchner Voice of death
    Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
    Age: y/o ()
    Died: CH
  • Georg Simon Ohm Voice of death
    Georg Simon Ohm
    Age: y/o ()
    Died: DE
  • Ernst Lubitsch Voice of death
    Ernst Lubitsch
    Age: y/o ()
    Died: US
  • George Muller Voice of death
    George Muller
    Johann Georg Ferdinand Müller
    Age: y/o ()
    Died: GB
  • Kurt von Schleicher Voice of death
    Kurt von Schleicher
    Age: y/o ()
    Died: DE
Comments:
Add Death Died Social Media

To access this section, register or log in to your account.

Log in / Sign up