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Friedrich Mohs
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German geologist and mineralogist (1773-1839)
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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