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Jean Servais Stas

1813-08-21 – 1891-12-13

Portrait of Jean Servais Stas
Jean Servais Stas (* 21. August 1813 in Löwen; † 13. Dezember 1891 in Brüssel, Belgien)Credit: Depaire, Jean Baptiste

Life & Legacy

Jean Servais Stas (21 August 1813 – 13 December 1891) was a Belgian analytical chemist who accurately measured the atomic weight of carbon.

Occupation & Career

chemist, toxicologist, physician, university teacher

Education

State University of Leuven

Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications

Davy Medal; Foreign Member of the Royal Society; honorary member of the Physics Association (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)

Legacy Highlights

Honors & Awards

Davy Medal · Foreign Member of the Royal Society · honorary member of the Physics Association (Frankfurt am Main, Germany)

Organizations & Memberships

Academy of Sciences of Turin · Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities · French Academy of Sciences · Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony · National Academy of Sciences · Royal Academy of Medicine of Belgium · Royal Society of London · Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences

Education & Institutions

State University of Leuven

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Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q560706 — wikidata View source

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