This image may not be used to state or imply the endorsement by the Science History Institute of any product, service or activity, or to concur with a
This image may not be used to state or imply the endorsement by the Science History Institute of any product, service or activity, or to concur with an opinion or confirm the accuracy of any text appearing alongside or in logical association with the image. Franz Karl Achard (1753-1821), German chemist and physicist. Achard studied a wide range of topics, including meteorology, electricity and telegraphy, but is most remembered for his work on sugar refining. He was elected to the Royal Academy of Sciences at Berlin (1776) where he became director of the physics section. He was elected a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (1782). His work on sugar beet refining reached an industrial scale when he opened his first refinery in 1801, with the technology spreading to other countries over the following decades. This engraving, dating from 1800, is by Bollinger.
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