Christian Gmelin

Christian Gmelin, German chemist and pharmacist (died 1860)

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Born: October 12, 1792
Died: May 13, 1860
Zodiac sign: Libra
Birth year: 1792

About Christian Gmelin

Christian Gottlob Gmelin was a German chemist. He was born in Tübingen, Holy Roman Empire, and was a grandson of Johann Konrad Gmelin and a great-grandson of Johann Georg Gmelin. In 1818, Gmelin was one of the first to observe that lithium salts give a bright red color in a flame. Since Gmelin was the first to publish this process, he received the recognition for this discovery.

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The world when Christian Gmelin was born

Christian Gmelin was born in 1792. 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 headlineFrench Republic proclaimed — monarchy abolished
Technology milestoneFirst ambulance service created in France
World population~820M

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderGeorge Washington
U.S. population4.1M

1792 versus 2026

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Measure	1792	2026
Population	4.1M	341 million

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