Johan Kjeldahl

Johan Kjeldahl
Born(1849-08-16)16 August 1849
Copenhagen, Denmark
Died18 July 1900(1900-07-18) (aged 50)
Tisvildeleje, Denmark
Known forAccurate determination of nitrogen content in a sample
Scientific career
FieldsChemistry
InstitutionsCarlsberg Laboratory

Johan Gustav Christoffer Thorsager Kjeldahl (Danish pronunciation: [joˈhæn ˈkʰelˌtɛˀl] 16 August 1849 – 18 July 1900), was a Danish chemist who developed a method for determining the amount of nitrogen in certain organic compounds using a laboratory technique which was named the Kjeldahl method after him.

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