Friedrich Christian Accum 1769 - 1838

occupation:
Chemist
Nationality:
German; English
born in:
Bückeburg, Schaumburg, Lower Saxony, Germany

1793-1821 - active in London, England; apprenticed as an apothecary, established a business to manufacture chemicals and laboratory equipment; gave public lectures on practical chemistry; 1817 - developed a gasworks for the Royal Mint