December 19, 1742
Precision: day · Rank: normal
- Source: carl-wilhelm-scheele.com
- Source: 1902encyclopedia.com
- Source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME
Carl Wilhelm Scheele
Swedish German chemist who discovered oxygen
Carl Wilhelm Scheele has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists December 9, 1742 in Stralsund, Germany.
Born
December 9, 1742
An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.
Died: May 21, 1786
Source:
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026.
- Birthplace
- Stralsund, Germany
- Professions
- pharmacist, chemist, pharmacologist
- Citizenship
- Sweden
Incompatible birth dates
Sources disagree: December 9, 1742 (Dictionary of Swedish National Biography; www.accademiadellescienze.it; Encyclopædia Universalis) or December 19, 1742 (carl-wilhelm-scheele.com; 1902encyclopedia.com; Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition) or December 29, 1742 (SUDOC).
The main date retains its own sources. These alternatives overlap neither all other statements nor the main date. Rank is Wikidata editorial priority, not proof.
December 29, 1742
Precision: day · Rank: normal
- Source: SUDOC
All birth date sources
A source is P248 “stated in” or a non-Wikimedia reference URL. Import-only references do not qualify.
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026. View Wikidata record
Questions people ask
Where was Carl Wilhelm Scheele born?
Carl Wilhelm Scheele was born in Stralsund, Germany.
When did Carl Wilhelm Scheele die?
Carl Wilhelm Scheele died on May 21, 1786.