Johann Rudolf Glauber
German-Dutch alchemist
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- 1604–1670
Updated September 2026
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About Johann Rudolf Glauber
Johann Rudolf Glauber was a German-Dutch alchemist and chemist. Some historians of science have described him as one of the first chemical engineers. His discovery of sodium sulfate in 1625 led to the compound being named after him: "Glauber's salt".
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