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Friedrich Mohs
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German geologist and mineralogist (1773-1839)
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Within Vinony's link graph, Friedrich Mohs is referenced by 52 other articles, and connects out to mineralogy, Mohs scale of mineral hardness and mathematics.
It is catalogued under topics including 1773 births, 1839 deaths and 18th-century German chemists.
Its subject is documented across 43 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1773-01-29 ) 29 January 1773, Gernrode , Anhalt-Bernburg , Holy Roman Empire
- Died
- 29 September 1839 (1839-09-29) (aged 66), Agordo , Lombardy–Venetia , Austrian Empire
- Alma mater
- University of Halle
- Known for
- Mohs scale of mineral hardness
- Fields
- Geology , mineralogy
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Friedrich
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Prussia
- Place of birth
- Gernrode
- Place of death
- Agordo
- Occupation
- crystallographer
- Educated at
- Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
- Employer
- Graz University of Technology
- Languages spoken
- German
- Doctoral advisor
- Abraham Gottlob Werner
- Doctoral student
- Josef Redtenbacher
- Field of work
- crystallography
- Image
- FriedrichMohs.jpg
- Residence
- Freiberg
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- Tasha Schwikert
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- place of burial
- Vienna Central Cemetery
- date of birth
- 1773-01-29
- date of death
- 1839-09-29
- Commons category
- Friedrich Mohs
- name in native language
- Friedrich Mohs
- birth name
- Carl Friedrich Christian Mohs
- Commons gallery
- Friedrich Mohs
- student
- Julius Weisbach
- interested in
- mineralogy
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Encyclopedic overview
Carl Friedrich Christian Mohs (/moʊz/ MOHZ, German: [ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈmoːs]; 29 January 1773 – 29 September 1839) was a German chemist and mineralogist. He was the creator of the Mohs scale of mineral hardness. Mohs also introduced a classification of the crystal forms in crystal systems independently of Christian Samuel Weiss.
Early life and education
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