C. Desaga 1840

occupation:
Manufacturer of scientific apparatus,
Scientific apparatus dealer
Nationality:
German
born in:
Heidelberg, Karlsruhe, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Peter Desaga designed and built the burner according to Robert Wilhelm Bunsen’s specifications whilst at the University of Heidelberg. Desaga's son Carl founded the firm C. Desaga, as a factory for Scientific Apparatus, to manufacture the Bunsen burner and other apparatus that was in high demand worldwide.

Company later known as Desaga GmbH

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