Johann Wilhelm Ritter

Johann Wilhelm Ritter
Ritter in the uniform of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences, about 1804.
Born(1776-12-16)16 December 1776
Samitz, Margraviate of Brandenburg, Holy Roman Empire
Died23 January 1810(1810-01-23) (aged 33)
Munich, Bavaria
Known forUltraviolet light
Electrolysis
Electroplating
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics

Johann Wilhelm Ritter (16 December 1776 – 23 January 1810) was a German chemist, physicist and philosopher. He is associated with the German Romanticism. He is also known for discovering the ultraviolet part of the electromagnetic spectrum. He is also credited for the first achieved sustained electrolysis of water and the discovery of electroplating.

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