Home / Birthday profiles / Johannes Wislicenus
Portrait of Johannes Wislicenus

Birthday profile

Johannes Wislicenus

Johannes Wislicenus, German chemist and academic (died 1902)

Find birthday twinsOpen interactive profile
Born
June 24, 1835
Died
December 5, 1902
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1835

About Johannes Wislicenus

Johannes Wislicenus was a German chemist, most famous for his work in early stereochemistry. Johannes Wislicenus (German pronunciation:; 24 June 1835 – 5 December 1902) was a German chemist, most famous for his work in early stereochemistry. He was the first to prepare cyclopentane in 1893 In 1898 Wislicenus was awarded the Davy Medal by the Royal Society of London. Harrison and Son. - Proceedings of the Royal Society, A, 1907, volume 78, pages iii – xii "Wislicenus, Johannes".

Biography source: Wikipedia. The profile adds birthday-specific historical context from the Celebs Birthday Today editorial database.

Johannes Wislicenus timeline

  1. Johannes Wislicenus (German pronunciation:; 24 June 1835 – 5 December 1902) was a German chemist, most famous for his work in early stereochemistry.
  2. He was the first to prepare cyclopentane in 1893 In 1898 Wislicenus was awarded the Davy Medal by the Royal Society of London.
  3. Harrison and Son. - Proceedings of the Royal Society, A, 1907, volume 78, pages iii – xii "Wislicenus, Johannes".

The world when Johannes Wislicenus was born

Johannes Wislicenus was born in 1835. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineTexas Revolution begins — Battle of the Alamo
  • Technology milestoneSamuel Colt patents the revolver
  • World population~1.15B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderAndrew Jackson
  • U.S. population15.0M

1835 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Johannes Wislicenus's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18352026
Population15.0M341 million

Sources and editorial standards

This profile combines a biographical source with structured birthday and historical context. Sources recorded for this profile: Wikipedia, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Wikidata. See our editorial policy for sourcing, corrections, and review standards.

Read the source biography on Wikipedia. Wikipedia text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.