* 1 May 1825, † 12 March 1898
Johann Jakob Balmer was born on 1 May 1825 in Lausen, Basel-Land, Switzerland. Johann Balmer is best remembered for his work on spectral series and his formula for the wavelengths of the spectral lines of the hydrogen atom. Johann Jakob Balmer died on 12 March 1898 in Basel, Switzerland.
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