Carl Friedrich Christian Mohs (29 January 1773 – 29 September 1839) was a German geologist and mineralogist. 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.
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29 January 1773 Gernrode, Germany
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Died |
29 September 1839 (aged 66)
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Zodiac | Aquarius |
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