Albert Niemann (chemist)
Albert Friedrich Emil Niemann (May 20, 1834 – January 19, 1861) was a German chemist. In 1859 - about the same time as Paolo Mantegazza - he isolated cocaine, and he published his finding in 1860.
Albert Niemann | |
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| Born | May 20, 1834 |
| Died | January 19, 1861 (aged 26) Goslar, Kingdom of Hanover |
| Nationality | German |
| Alma mater | University of Göttingen |
| Known for | Isolating cocaine from coca leaves |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemist |
| Thesis | Über eine neue organische Base in den Cocablättern (1860) |
| Doctoral advisor | Friedrich Wöhler |
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