Scheele

American  

[shey-luh] / ˈʃeɪ lə /

noun

1. Karl Wilhelm 1742–86, Swedish chemist.

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Scheele British  

/ ˈʃeːlə /

noun

1. Karl Wilhelm (kɑːrl ˈvilhɛlm). 1742–86, Swedish chemist. He discovered oxygen, independently of Priestley, and many other substances

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Scheele Scientific  

/ shā′lə /

1. Swedish chemist who discovered a number of compounds and elements. He discovered oxygen around 1771, but because the results of his experiments were not published until 1777, Joseph Priestley is usually credited with the discovery. Scheele made extensive investigations of plant and animal materials, and his work was fundamental to the development of organic chemistry.

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At one hotel, Scheele propped a hand-held fan he’d bought for a festival on a bedside table using his wallet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

Basic fairness aside, equal parliaments could improve national economies, says EIGE's Carlien Scheele, citing research showing gender diverse groups make better decisions, and gender-mixed boards lead to higher profits.

From BBC ● Dec. 28, 2024

Despite such concerns, “It’s incredibly exciting” to rediscover so many species, says Benjamin Scheele, a conservation ecologist at Australian National University.

From Science Magazine ● Nov. 7, 2022

Scheele said that immigrants would be key — “this is not about asylum, but about targeted immigration for the gaps in the labor market.”

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 24, 2021

Scheele discovered oxygen in 1772, but for various heartbreakingly complicated reasons could not get his paper published in a timely manner.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson