Robert Bunsen

Robert Bunsen
Robert Bunsen
Born	Robert Wilhelm Eberhard Bunsen; 30 March 1811; Göttingen, Westphalia, Rhine Confederation
Died	16 August 1899 (aged 88); Heidelberg, Baden, German Empire
Alma mater	University of Göttingen
Known for	Discoveries of caesium and rubidium; Discovery of cacodyl radical; Flame emissive spectroscopy; Hydrothermal synthesis; Pneumatosis; Bunsen burner; Bunsen cell; Bunsen solubility coefficient; Bunsen reaction; Bunsen-Roscoe law;
Awards	Copley medal (1860); Davy Medal (1877); Albert Medal (1898);
	Scientific career
Fields	Chemistry (career); Geology and mineralogy (retirement);
Institutions	Polytechnic School of Kassel; University of Marburg; University of Heidelberg; University of Breslau;
Doctoral advisor	Friedrich Stromeyer
Doctoral students	Adolf von Baeyer; Hans Goldschmidt; Fritz Haber; Philipp Lenard; Georg Ludwig Carius; Hermann Kolbe; Adolf Lieben; Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig; Viktor Meyer; Lothar Meyer; Friedrich Konrad Beilstein; Henry Enfield Roscoe; John Tyndall; Edward Frankland; Thomas Edward Thorpe; Francis Robert Japp; Carl Graebe;
Other notable students	Dmitri Mendeleev; Julia Lermontova;

Robert Wilhelm Eberhard Bunsen (German: [ˈbʊnzən]; 30 March 1811^[a] – 16 August 1899) was a German chemist. He investigated emission spectra of heated elements, and discovered caesium (in 1860) and rubidium (in 1861) with the physicist Gustav Kirchhoff.^[11] The Bunsen–Kirchhoff Award for spectroscopy is named after Bunsen and Kirchhoff.

Bunsen also developed several gas-analytical methods, was a pioneer in photochemistry, and did early work in the field of organic arsenic chemistry. With his laboratory assistant Peter Desaga, he developed the Bunsen burner, an improvement on the laboratory burners then in use.

^ Martin Quack (2011). "Wann wurde Robert Wilhelm Bunsen geboren?". Bunsen-Magazin. 2. Deutsche Bunsen-Gesellschaft für Physikalische Chemie: 56–57.
^ Robert Wilhelm Bunsens Korrespondenz vor dem Antritt der Heidelberger Professur (1852): kritische Edition; Christine Stock, [ed.] Stuttgart: Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellschaft, 2007. ISBN 3-8047-2320-9
^ "Robert Wilhelm Bunsen", Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Encyclopædia Britannica, 2011. Web. 3 April 2011
^ ^a ^b Georg Lockemann: Robert Wilhelm Bunsen. Lebensbild eines deutschen Naturforschers, Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellschaft Stuttgart, 1949, p. 18
^ Cite error: The named reference ACS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Robert Bunsen's 200th Anniversary", Royal Society of Chemistry
^ "Bunsen without his burner", Colin A. Russell, Phys. Educ. 34(5) September 1999
^ "Bunsen, Robert Wilhelm Eberhard, Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography (2008). Retrieved 31 March 2011 from Encyclopedia.com
^ Jones, F.; Grossmann, J. (1911). "The Centenary of Bunsen's Birth". Nature. 86 (2159): 79. Bibcode:1911Natur..86...79J. doi:10.1038/086079b0. S2CID 3989053.
^ Teller, J. D. (1943). "Humanizing Science and Mathematics by Commemorating March Anniversaries". School Science and Mathematics. 43 (3): 234–250. doi:10.1111/j.1949-8594.1943.tb05846.x.
^ Weeks, Mary Elvira (1956). The discovery of the elements (6th ed.). Easton, PA: Journal of Chemical Education.

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[Quack-1] Martin Quack (2011). "Wann wurde Robert Wilhelm Bunsen geboren?". Bunsen-Magazin. 2. Deutsche Bunsen-Gesellschaft für Physikalische Chemie: 56–57.

[Stock-2] Robert Wilhelm Bunsens Korrespondenz vor dem Antritt der Heidelberger Professur (1852): kritische Edition; Christine Stock, [ed.] Stuttgart: Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellschaft, 2007. ISBN 3-8047-2320-9

[Britannica-3] "Robert Wilhelm Bunsen", Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Encyclopædia Britannica, 2011. Web. 3 April 2011

[Georg_Lockemann_1949,_p._18-4] Georg Lockemann: Robert Wilhelm Bunsen. Lebensbild eines deutschen Naturforschers, Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellschaft Stuttgart, 1949, p. 18

[ACS-5] Cite error: The named reference ACS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[6] "Robert Bunsen's 200th Anniversary", Royal Society of Chemistry

[7] "Bunsen without his burner", Colin A. Russell, Phys. Educ. 34(5) September 1999

[8] "Bunsen, Robert Wilhelm Eberhard, Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography (2008). Retrieved 31 March 2011 from Encyclopedia.com

[9] Jones, F.; Grossmann, J. (1911). "The Centenary of Bunsen's Birth". Nature. 86 (2159): 79. Bibcode:1911Natur..86...79J. doi:10.1038/086079b0. S2CID 3989053.

[10] Teller, J. D. (1943). "Humanizing Science and Mathematics by Commemorating March Anniversaries". School Science and Mathematics. 43 (3): 234–250. doi:10.1111/j.1949-8594.1943.tb05846.x.

[Weeks-12] Weeks, Mary Elvira (1956). The discovery of the elements (6th ed.). Easton, PA: Journal of Chemical Education.

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Robert Bunsen

Born	Robert Wilhelm Eberhard Bunsen (1811-03-30)30 March 1811 Göttingen, Westphalia, Rhine Confederation
Died	16 August 1899(1899-08-16) (aged 88) Heidelberg, Baden, German Empire
Alma mater	University of Göttingen
Known for	Discoveries of caesium and rubidium Discovery of cacodyl radical Flame emissive spectroscopy Hydrothermal synthesis Pneumatosis Bunsen burner Bunsen cell Bunsen solubility coefficient Bunsen reaction Bunsen-Roscoe law
Awards	Copley medal (1860) Davy Medal (1877) Albert Medal (1898)
Scientific career
Fields	Chemistry (career) Geology and mineralogy (retirement)
Institutions	Polytechnic School of Kassel University of Marburg University of Heidelberg University of Breslau
Doctoral advisor	Friedrich Stromeyer
Doctoral students	Adolf von Baeyer Hans Goldschmidt Fritz Haber Philipp Lenard Georg Ludwig Carius Hermann Kolbe Adolf Lieben Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Viktor Meyer Lothar Meyer Friedrich Konrad Beilstein Henry Enfield Roscoe John Tyndall Edward Frankland Thomas Edward Thorpe Francis Robert Japp Carl Graebe
Other notable students	Dmitri Mendeleev Julia Lermontova