Friedrich Reinitzer
Austrian scientist
Born on: February 25, 1857Died on: February 16, 1927
Aged: 69 years 356 days (839 months)
Birth Sign: Pisces
Friedrich Richard Reinitzer was an Austrian botanist and organic chemist. In late the 1880s, when experimenting with a plant derived substance known as cholesteryl benzoate, he accidentally discovered some of the properties of liquid crystals.
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