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Jakub Natanson
Who
Jakub Natanson · Science & Medicine
What
Chemist who synthesized the dye fuchsine
When
1832, Warsaw, Poland — 1884, Warsaw, Poland
Where
Poland · Russian Empire
Biography
Jakub Natanson is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Chemist who synthesized the dye fuchsine
How & why
Jakub Natanson was a Polish chemist who in 1856 was among the first to synthesize the aniline dye fuchsine (magenta), an early achievement of the synthetic-dye industry, and who later helped organize Polish scientific and financial institutions. He was born into a prominent Warsaw Jewish family, though members of the family later converted to Christianity.
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Chemistry
Contributions & Sources
Chemist who synthesized the dye fuchsine
1832
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Chemistry
