Robert Wilhelm Eberhard Bunsen was a German chemist. He investigated emission spectra of heated elements, and discovered caesium in 1860 and rubidium in 1861 with the physicist Gustav Kirchhoff. The Bunsen–Kirchhoff Award for spectroscopy is named after Bunsen and Kirchhoff.

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Occupation: chemist, physicist, inventor, university teacher
Position held: Privatdozent, chemistry teacher, extraordinary professor, professor
Citizenship: Kingdom of Prussia
Born: March 30, 1811, March 31, 1811, March 3, 1811
Died: August 16, 1899

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Robert Bunsen

German chemist (1811-1899)

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About Robert Bunsen

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Occupation: chemist, physicist, inventor, university teacher
Position held: Privatdozent, chemistry teacher, extraordinary professor, professor
Citizenship: Kingdom of Prussia
Born: March 30, 1811, March 31, 1811, March 3, 1811
Died: August 16, 1899

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