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Andreas Sigismund Marggraf

German chemist
Andreas Sigismund Marggraf was a German chemist from Berlin, then capital of the Margraviate of Brandenburg, and a pioneer of analytical chemistry. He isolated zinc in 1746 by heating calamine and carbon. Wikipedia
Born: March 3, 1709, Berlin, Germany
Died: August 7, 1782 (age 73 years), Berlin, Germany
Discovered: Zinc
Nationality: German
Notable student: Franz Karl Achard