Paul Heinrich von Groth

Paul Heinrich Ritter von Groth was a German mineralogist. His most important contribution to science was his systematic classification of minerals based on their chemical compositions and crystal structures.

23 June 1843

Born on the same birth day (23 June): Alan Haselhurst, Baron Haselhurst • Bill King (Royal Navy officer) • Clévid Dikamona • Francesca Schiavone • Joe Becker (musician) • Marie-Thérèse Houphouët-Boigny • Martin Deschamps • Miguel Ángel Angulo • Nampalys Mendy • Paul Findley • Tim Anderson (baseball)

Born in the same month (June 1843): Bertha von Suttner • David Gill (astronomer) • Edvard Grieg • Ernest Mason Satow • Frederick VIII of Denmark • Heinrich von Herzogenberg • Henry Faulds • Mary Sibbet Copley