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Schönbein, Christian Friedrich

18. October 1799 – 29. August 1868

German-Swiss chemist famed for his discovery of the ozone layer and gun cotton.

Christian Friedrich Schönbein and Johann Conrad Fischer knew each other from the Schweizerische Naturforschende Gesellschaft. They chanced to meet in Dover in 1845.

Traveljournal 1845

  • Fischer, Johann Conrad: Tagebücher. Bearbeitet von Karl Schib. Schaffhausen 1951.

Cite as: Schönbein, Christian Friedrich. In: Travel Reports of a Pioneer: Digital Edition of the Travel Journals of Johann Conrad Fischer 1794–1851. Published by Franziska Eggimann. Edited by Franziska Eggimann, Nicolau Lutz, Valerija Rukavina und Christopher Zoller-Blundell. Schlatt 2023, Version 1.2, https://johannconradfischer.com/en/names/gfa-actors-7948, viewed on 6 June 2025.

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Christian Friedrich Schönbein (photograph by Franz Hanfstaengl, 1857)