Chemist no. 269 of 350 · Inorganic

Carl Auer von Welsbach

1858-1929Austria

Gas mantle; ferrocerium flints; discovered Pr, Nd

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The discovery, explained

Auer von Welsbach: How Rare-Earth Chemistry Lit Up the Streets

How Carl Auer von Welsbach split didymium into praseodymium and neodymium and invented the gas mantle and ferrocerium flint. Chemistry and exam notes.

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Biography

Carl Auer von Welsbach (1858–1929): The Chemist Who Lit Up Cities

Life of Carl Auer von Welsbach, Austrian chemist and inventor of the gas mantle and ferrocerium flint who discovered praseodymium and neodymium.

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Academic lineage

Documented doctoral, postdoctoral and teaching links. Dashed chips are teachers outside the 350 chemists listed here.

Teachers: Robert Bunsendoctoral
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