Christian Friedrich Schönbein
Christian Friedrich Schönbein | |
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Christian Friedrich Schönbein | |
| Born | 18 October 1799 |
| Died | 29 August 1868 (aged 68) |
| Nationality | German |
| Citizenship | Germany, Switzerland |
| Known for | Fuel cell, ozone, guncotton |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Basel |
Christian Friedrich Schönbein HFRSE (18 October 1799 – 29 August 1868) was a German-Swiss chemist who is best known for inventing the fuel cell (1838) at the same time as William Robert Grove and his discoveries of guncotton and ozone. He also created the concept of geochemistry in 1838.