Friedrich Mohs
also known as
Carl Friedrich Christian Mohs
crystallographer educator geologist mineralogist physicist
Friedrich Mohs was a German geologist, mineralogist, and physicist. He is best known for developing the Mohs Hardness Scale. Mohs presented his system for classifying minerals in Outline of Mineralogy, published in 1822.
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Born
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Died
September 29, 1839 (aged 66) -
Resting place
Vienna Central Cemetery, Vienna, Austria -
Nationality
German