Friedrich Sertürner, German chemist and pharmacist (died 1841)

Friedrich Sertürner

German pharmacist (1783 – 1841)

Friedrich Wilhelm Adam Sertürner was a German pharmacist and a pioneer of alkaloid chemistry. He is best known for his discovery of morphine, which he isolated from opium in 1804, and for conducting tests, including on himself, to evaluate its physiological effects.