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Theodor Grotthuss

Freiherr Christian Johann Dietrich Theodor von Grotthuss (20 January 1785 – 26 March 1822) was a Baltic German scientist known for establishing the first theory of electrolysis in 1806 and formulating the first law of photochemistry in 1817. His theory of electrolysis is considered the first description of the so-called Grotthuss mechanism.

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Explanation of electrolysis by the Grotthuss mechanism
Alma mater
École Polytechnique
Born
(1785-01-20)20 January 1785 Leipzig, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire
Died
26 March 1822(1822-03-26) (aged 37) Geddutz, Russian Empire (now Gedučiai, Lithuania)
Fields
Electrochemistry, photochemistry

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