Hermann Sprengel

Hermann Sprengel
FRS
Born(1834-08-29)29 August 1834
Hanover, Germany
Died14 January 1906(1906-01-14) (aged 71)
London, United Kingdom
OccupationChemist
Known forSprengel pump

Hermann Sprengel FRS (29 August 1834 – 14 January 1906) was a German-British chemist who discovered the explosive nature of picric acid in 1873, patented safety explosives and invented the mercurial air pump.

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