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Born December 1, 1743 • Wernigerode • Germany
Died January 1, 1817 (aged 73) • Berlin • Germany
Notable Family Members son Julius Heinrich Klaproth
Subjects Of Study cerium • chemical compound • titanium • uranium • zirconium

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German Swedish chemist Carl Wilhelm Scheele, c. 1780.
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Justus von Liebig
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Wilhelm Ostwald.
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