Franz Anton Voegeli (1825–1874) was a

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who was the first to synthesize

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(TEP) while he was working in

Gustav Magnus Heinrich Gustav Magnus (; 2 May 1802 – 4 April 1870) was a notable German experimental scientist. His training was mostly in chemistry but his later research was mostly in physics. He spent the great bulk of his career at the University of Berl ...

's laboratory in

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* 1825 births 1874 deaths Swiss chemists {{chemist-stub