Johann Wilhelm Ritter

Johann Wilhelm Ritter (16 December 1776 – 23 January 1810) was a German chemist, physicist and philosopher. He was born in Samitz (Zamienice) near Haynau (Chojnów) in Silesia (then part of Prussia, since 1945 in Poland), and died in Munich.

Johann Wilhelm Ritter
Ritter in the uniform of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences, about 1804.
Born(1776-12-16)16 December 1776
Samitz, Margraviate of Brandenburg, Holy Roman Empire
Died23 January 1810(1810-01-23) (aged 33)
Munich, Bavaria
NationalityGerman
Known forElectrochemistry
Ultraviolet light
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
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