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Birth
Born in Hof an der Saale, Germany -
Became a Professor
Became an associate professor of chemistry and pharmacy -
New discovery for hydrogen
Discovered hydrogen would ignite in air over a platinum sponge -
Pneumatic gas lighters
Wrote that about 20,000 pneumatic gas lighters were in use in Germany and England -
Law of Triads
Developed Law of Triads
