Historedia
Person

Paolo Mantegazza

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1859–1860

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Paolo Mantegazza, 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. Albert Niemann Isolates Cocaine

    1859–1860

    Role: Contemporary named in the source as working at about the same time

    1. 1859 · University of GöttingenIsolation of Cocaine

      Niemann isolated cocaine from coca leaves in 1859, developing an improved purification process.

    2. 1860 · University of GöttingenPublication of Findings

      Niemann published his dissertation on cocaine in 1860, earning his Ph.D.

Sources

  1. Albert Niemann (chemist) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-29