Hieronymous Theodor Richter

Hieronymus Theodor Richter (21 November 1824 – 25 September 1898) was a German chemist.

Hieronymus Theodor Richter
Hieronymus Theodor Richter, photographed by Ernst Friedrich Wilhelm Hugo Höffert, ca. 1873
Born(1824-11-21)21 November 1824
Dresden, Saxony
Died25 September 1898(1898-09-25) (aged 73)
Freiberg, Saxony.
NationalityGerman
CitizenshipGerman
Known forDiscovery of indium.
Scientific career
FieldsMineralogist
InstitutionsFreiberg University of Mining and Technology

He was born in Dresden. In 1863, while working at the Freiberg University of Mining and Technology, he co-discovered indium with Ferdinand Reich. He was also a member of the student fraternity "Corps Saxo-Borussia Freiberg". In 1875, he became the director of the Mining Academy in Freiberg.[1]

He died September 25, 1898, in Freiberg, Saxony, at the age of 73.

References
  1. Asimov, Asimov's Biographical Encyclopedia of Science and Technology 2nd Revised edition
  • F. Reich, Th. Richter (1863). "Ueber das Indium". Journal für Praktische Chemie. 90 (1): 172–176. doi:10.1002/prac.18630900122.
  • F. Reich, Th. Richter (1864). "Ueber das Indium". Journal für Praktische Chemie. 92 (1): 480–485. doi:10.1002/prac.18640920180.
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