| Carl Jacob Löwig | |
| Birth Date: | 1803 3, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Bad Kreuznach, French First Republic (now in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany) |
| Nationality: | German |
| Death Place: | Breslau, Province of Silesia, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire (now Wrocław, Poland) |
| Work Institution: | University of Heidelberg, University of Zurich, University of Breslau |
| Alma Mater: | University of Heidelberg |
| Doctoral Advisor: | Leopold Gmelin |
| Known For: | Discovery of bromine |
Carl Jacob Löwig (17 March 1803 – 27 March 1890) was a German chemist and discovered bromine independently of Antoine Jérôme Balard.
He received his PhD at the University of Heidelberg for his work with Leopold Gmelin. During his research on mineral salts he discovered bromine in 1825, as a brown gas evolving after the salt was treated with chlorine.[1] [2] [3]
After working at the University of Heidelberg and the University of Zurich he became the successor to Robert Wilhelm Bunsen at the University of Breslau. He worked and lived in Breslau until his death in 1890.