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    Friedrich Mohs

    German geologist and mineralogist (–)

    For the American dermatologist, see Frederic E. Mohs.

    Carl Friedrich Christian Mohs (MOHZ, German:[ˈfʁiːdʁɪçˈmoːs]; 29 January – 29 September ) was a German chemist and mineralogist.

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    • He was the creator of the Mohs scale of mineral hardness. Mohs also introduced a classification of the crystal forms in crystal systems independently of Christian Samuel Weiss.

    Early life and education

    Mohs was born on 29 January , in Gernrode, in the Harz mountains, Anhalt-Bernburg (present-day Saxony-Anhalt, Germany).

    He showed an interest in science at an early age and received private education before entering the University of Halle.[4] There, Mohs studied chemistry, mathematics and physics. In , he joined the Mining Academy in Freiberg, Saxony, being a student of Abraham Gottlob Werner.

    Career

    After acquiring the job of a foreman at a mine in , Mohs relocated in to Austria, where he was employed in trying to id