Clemens Winkler

Clemens Alexander Winkler
Clemens Alexander Winkler
Born(1838-12-26)December 26, 1838
Freiberg, Kingdom of Saxony
DiedOctober 8, 1904(1904-10-08) (aged 65)
Dresden, Germany
Alma materFreiberg University of Mining and Technology 1859,
University of Leipzig 1864
Scientific career
InstitutionsBlaufarbenwerk Niederpfannenstiel,
Freiberg University of Mining and Technology

Clemens Alexander Winkler (December 26, 1838 – October 8, 1904) was a German chemist who discovered the element germanium in 1886, solidifying Dmitri Mendeleev's theory of periodicity.

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