Julius Wilbrand

Julius Bernhard Friedrich Adolph Wilbrand (22 August 1839 – 22 June 1906)[1] was a German chemist who discovered trinitrotoluene, more commonly known as TNT.

He was born in Gießen, Germay to Albertine Knapp and Franz Joseph Julius Wilbrand, a forensic physician.[1] His brother, Hermann Wilbrand, was an ophthalmologist.

In 1863, Wilbrand discovered TNT while experimenting with new solutions for yellow dye.[2][3][4] He obtained trinitrotoluene through the nitration of toluene. The compound's use as an explosive was developed later.

References

  1. ^ a b Familienarchiv Familie Wilbrand O13, Nr. 139, Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt.
  2. ^ Annalen der Chemie und Pharmacie, Bd. 128, 1863, S. 178-179.
  3. ^ G. Carlton Smith: TNT. Trinitrotoluenes and Mono- and Dinitrotoluenes, Their Manufacture and Properties, New York 1918, S. 17-18.
  4. ^ "Advancement: Bigger Explosions". www.brown.edu. Retrieved 2024-12-06.


Flag of GermanyScientist icon Stub icon

This article about a German chemist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.