Johann Wilhelm Ritter

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Johann Wilhelm Ritter was a German physicist and early Romantic-era natural philosopher known for his pioneering work on ultraviolet radiation and his contributions to electrochemistry.

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instanceOf German scientist
human
natural philosopher
physicist
associatedWith Jena Romanticism NERFINISHED
Naturphilosophie NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath ill health from self-experimentation
centuryOfActivity 18th century
19th century
countryOfCitizenship Electorate of Saxony
dateOfBirth 1776-12-16
dateOfDeath 1810-01-23
discovered ultraviolet radiation
ultraviolet rays beyond the violet end of the solar spectrum
educatedAt University of Jena NERFINISHED
era Romantic era NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup German
familyName Ritter NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork electrochemistry
natural philosophy
optics
physics
givenName Johann
influenced 19th-century physics
development of spectroscopy
influencedBy Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling NERFINISHED
Immanuel Kant
Romantic Naturphilosophie NERFINISHED
languageSpoken German
memberOf Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities NERFINISHED
movement Romanticism NERFINISHED
name Johann Wilhelm Ritter NERFINISHED
notableFor contributions to electrochemistry
discovery of ultraviolet radiation
early research on electrolysis
experiments on chemical effects of light
performed experiments on galvanic electricity
experiments on water electrolysis
experiments with silver chloride darkening under invisible rays
placeOfBirth Samitz NERFINISHED
Silesia NERFINISHED
near Haynau
placeOfDeath Kingdom of Bavaria NERFINISHED
Munich
spouse Frederike Porsch NERFINISHED
workLocation Jena NERFINISHED
Munich NERFINISHED

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