Müller von Reichenstein, Franz Joseph#
b. Poysdorf (Lower Austria), Oct. 4, 1742, d. Vienna, Oct. 12, 1825, mineralogist, mining and metallurgy expert, 1778 discovered deposits of tourmaline in the Zillertal valley, 1782 discovered the element tellurium.
Works#
Nachricht von den in Tyrol entdeckten Turmalinen, 1778; Entdeckung des Tellur, in: Physikalische Arbeiten, ed. by I. Born, 1783.Literature#
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