Historedia
Person

Hennig Brand

Events
1
Episodes
1
Years
1669

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Hennig Brand, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Phosphorus is discovered by Hennig Brand

    1669

    Role: German alchemist and discoverer of phosphorus

    1. 1669 · HamburgIsolation of Phosphorus

      Brand heated urine residues in a red-hot retort, causing glowing fumes and liquid to burst into flames, isolating phosphorus.

Sources

  1. Hennig Brand Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-26
  2. Phosphorus Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-23