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Friedrich Stromeyer
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<p>Friedrich Stromeyer <a href="/facts/Royal_Society_of_London/KI5yXCuV">FRS(For)</a> <a href="/facts/FRSE/6T9ftn3H">FRSE</a> (2 August 1776 – 18 August 1835) was a German <a href="/facts/Chemist/N09K7Bdm">chemist</a>. He was the discoverer of <a href="/facts/Cadmium/wXkV2eIX">cadmium</a>. </p><p>From 1982, the Friedrich Stromeyer Prize has been awarded for chemical achievement in Germany. </p>