Germain Henri Hess
Germain Henri Hess | |
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Portrait, c. 1850 | |
| Born | 7 August 1802 |
| Died | 12 December 1850 (aged 48) |
| Alma mater | University of Dorpat |
| Known for | Hess' law, Thermochemistry |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemistry |
| Institutions | St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences |
Germain Henri Hess (Russian: Герман Иванович Гесс, romanized: German Ivanovich Gess; 7 August 1802 – 12 December [O.S. 30 November] 1850) was a Swiss-Russian chemist and doctor who formulated Hess' law, an early principle of thermochemistry.