Julius Lothar Meyer

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Julius Lothar von Meyer
Julius Lothar Meyer
BornAugust 19, 1830
DiedApril 11, 1895 (aged 65)
Known forPeriodic table of chemical elements
Scientific career
FieldsChemistry
InstitutionsUniversity of Tübingen
InfluencesRobert Bunsen

Julius Lothar von Meyer (August 19, 1830 – April 11, 1895) was a German chemist. He worked with Dmitri Mendeleev and helped him draw up the first periodic table of chemical elements. He also worked with Robert Bunsen.[1]


Table of Meyer, 1864[change | change source]

Valence IV Valence III Valence II Valence I Valence I Valence II Mass difference
I row Li Be ~16
II row C N O F Na Mg ~16
III row Si P S Cl K Ca ~45
IV row As Se Br Rb Sr ~45
V row Sn Sb Te I Cs Ba ~90
VI row Pb Bi Tl ~90

References[change | change source]

  1. Seubert, Karl (1918). "Nekrolog: Lothar Meyer". Berichte der Deutschen Chemischen Gesellschaft. 28 (4): 1109–1146. doi:10.1002/cber.18950280498.

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