Matthias Eduard Schweizer [SEP] date of birth
Matthias Eduard Schweizer
Matthias Eduard Schweizer (8 August 1818 – 23 October 1860) was a Swiss chemist.
He is known for his 1857 invention of Schweizer's reagent, in which cellulose can be dissolved for production of artificial silk.
He was one of the pioneers of the synthetic textile industry.
Life.
Matthias Eduard Schweizer was born on 8 August 1818 in Wila, Zurich canton.
He was awarded his doctorate in at the University of Zurich, then worked as an assistant at the Zurich Polytechnic
Schweizer
Schweizer (German meaning Swiss) may refer to:
- Swiss (people)
- Schweizer Aircraft Corporation, primarily known as a producer of sailplanes and helicopters, owned by Sikorsky Aircraft since 2004
- Schweizer-Reneke, a town in the North West Province of South Africa
Schweizer is the surname of:
- Matthias Eduard Schweizer (1818–1860) Chemist, inventor of the Schweizer's reagent
- Eduard Schweizer (1913–2006), Swiss New Testament scholar
- Irène Schweizer (born 1941),