Ferdinand Reich, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ferdinand Reich

German chemist

Date of Birth: 19-Feb-1799

Place of Birth: Bernburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Date of Death: 27-Apr-1882

Profession: engineer, physicist, chemist, university teacher

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Ferdinand Reich (19 February 1799 – 27 April 1882) was a German chemist who co-discovered indium in 1863 with Hieronymous Theodor Richter. Reich was born in Bernburg and died in Freiberg.
He was color blind, or could only see in whites and blacks, and that is why Theodor Richter became his science partner.
Richter would examine the colors produced in reactions that they studied. Reich and Richter ended up isolating the indium, creating a small supply, although it was later found in more regions.
They isolated the indium at the Freiberg University of Mining and Technology in Germany.