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Germain Henri Hess

1802-07-26 – 1850-11-30

Portrait of Germain Henri Hess
Portrait of Professor of Chemistry German Ivanovich HessCredit: Иван Иванович Реймерс (1818 – 1868)

Life & Legacy

Germain Henri Hess (Russian: Герман Иванович Гесс, romanized: German Ivanovich Gess; 7 August 1802 – 12 December [O.S. 30 November] 1850) was a Swiss-Russian chemist and medical doctor who formulated Hess' law, an early principle of thermochemistry.

Occupation & Career

chemist, physician, mineralogist

Education

Imperial University of Dorpat; Stockholm University; Saint Petersburg State Institute of Technology

Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications

Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class; Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd class

Legacy Highlights

Honors & Awards

Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd class · Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class

Employer

Imperial St. Petersburg University · Saint Petersburg Mining Institute

Organizations & Memberships

Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences

Education & Institutions

Imperial University of Dorpat · Saint Petersburg State Institute of Technology · Stockholm University

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Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q115669 — wikidata View source

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