Eduard Linnemann

{{Short description|German chemist (1841–1886)}}

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Eduard Linnemann (2 February 1841 – 4 April 1886) was a German chemist.

He studied chemistry at the University of Heidelberg and at the University of Karlsruhe. After he received his Ph.D. he worked with Kekulé at the University of Ghent and with Leopold von Pebal at the University of Lemberg. He was appointed professor at the University of Lemberg in 1865, changed to Deutsche Technische Hochschule Brünn from 1872 until 1875 and then became professor at the Charles University in Prague. He held this position until his death in 1886.

He is known for his investigations of mannitol and his analyses of zircon.[https://books.google.com/books?id=1IwEAAAAYAAJ&dq=%22Linnemann%2C+Eduard%22+1841&pg=PA72 Google Books] Handwörterbuch der Chemiker By Karl Schaedler In 1886, he proposed the name "austrium" for what he believed was a new chemical element.[https://books.google.com/books?id=iBnOAAAAMAAJ&dq=austrium+gallium&pg=PA23 Chemical News and Journal of Industrial Science, Volume 54] by Sir William Crookes