Hennig Brand
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| Gender | Male |
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| Born | Hamburg |
| Germany | |
| Died | Hamburg Metropolitan Region |
| Germany | |
| Hamburg Metropolitan Area | |
| Germany | |
| 1710 | |
| Hamburg Metropolitan Area | |
| Germany | |
| Nationality | German |
| Discovered | Phosphorus |
| Job | Merchant |
| Alchemist | |
| Date of birth | January 1,1630 |
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| ID | 552075 |
Hennig Brand Life story
Hennig Brand was a German alchemist who lived and worked in Hamburg. In 1669, Brand accidentally discovered the chemical element phosphorus while searching for the "philosopher's stone", a substance which was believed to transmute base metals into gold.
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