"Friedrich Stromeyer (2 August 1776 \u2013 18 August 1835) was a German chemist.Stromeyer received an MD degree from the University of G\u00F6ttingen in 1800, studying under Johann Friedrich Gmelin and Louis Nicolas Vauquelin. He was then a professor at the university, and also served as an inspector of apothecaries.While studying compounds of zinc, Stromeyer discovered the element cadmium in 1817; cadmium is a common impurity of zinc compounds, though often found only in minute quantities."@en . . "Stromeyer, Friedrich"@en . . "1776Z"^^ . . . . "1835-08-18Z"^^ . . "GermanChemist" . "1835Z"^^ . "1776-08-02Z"^^ . . . . . . . "Friedrich Stromeyer"@en . . .