Eduard Simon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Eduard Simon

German chemist

Date of Birth: 18-Sep-1789

Place of Birth: Berlin

Date of Death: 19-Jun-1856

Profession: engineer, chemist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Johann Eduard Simon (18 September 1789 – 19 June 1856) was an apothecary in Berlin, Germany. Eduard accidentally discovered polystyrene in 1839.
Simon distilled an oily substance from storax, the resin of the Sweetgum tree, Liquidambar orientalis, which he named "styrol".
Several days later he found that the styrol had thickened, presumably due to polymerisation, into a jelly which he dubbed styrol oxide ("Stryroloxyd").