Leopold Gmelin

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Leopold Gmelin
Leopold Gmelin
Born	(1788-08-02)2 August 1788 Göttingen
Died	13 April 1853(1853-04-13) (aged 64) Heidelberg, Grand Duchy of Baden
Nationality	German
Known for	Gmelin's test Croconic acid Potassium ferricyanide
Scientific career
Fields	Chemistry
Institutions	University of Heidelberg

Leopold Gmelin (2 August 1788 – 13 April 1853) was a German chemist. Gmelin was a professor at the University of Heidelberg. He worked on the red prussiate and created Gmelin's test, and wrote his Handbook of Chemistry, which over successive editions became a standard reference work still in use.