Karl von Sickingen
Karl Heinrich Joseph Reichsgraf von Sickingen (1737-1791) was a German academic who is known for his work on platinum.[1]
Biography
[edit]von Sickingen was born in 1737.[2] He died on July 13, 1791, in Vienna.[2][3]
The researches of von Sickingen were scientific in nature.[2] He made significant and accurate remarks on platinum, even though it was already acknowledged as a novel material in the 16th century, which is characterised by its large weight, meltability, and unassailability.[2] He played an instrumental role in the discovery on how to convert the metal, which had previously only existed in infusible grains, into cohesive sheet metal.[2]
Works
[edit]- Versuche über die Platina. Mit zweien kupfer tafeln[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Deutsche Biographie - Sickingen, Karl Heinrich Joseph Graf von" (in German). Deutsche-biographie.de. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ^ a b c d e "Deutsche Biographie - Sickingen, Karl Heinrich Joseph Graf von". Deutsche-biographie.de. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ^ "CERL Thesaurus". Data.cerl.org. 2020-09-14. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ^ "Versuche über die Platina. Mit zweien kupfer tafeln / [Karl Sickingen]".
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