Gerhard Carl Schmidt
German chemist (1865–1949)
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Gerhard Carl Schmidt (5 July 1865 – 16 October 1949) was a German chemist.
Gerhard Carl Schmidt | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 July 1865 |
| Died | 16 October 1949 (aged 84) |
| Alma mater | University of Basel |
| Known for | discovery of radioactivity in Thorium |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | chemistry |
| Georg Wilhelm August Kahlbaum | |
Other academic advisors | Eilhard Wiedemann |
Life
Schmidt was born in London to German parents. He studied chemistry and in 1890 received his PhD for work with Georg Wilhelm August Kahlbaum. In 1898, two months before Marie Curie, Schmidt discovered that thorium is radioactive.[1] Schmidt died of a stroke in Münster 16 October 1949.[2]
