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Glauber, Johann Rudolf (1607-1670)
German chemist who prepared a wide variety or organic and inorganic compounds to make use of their (often non-existent) medicinal powers. In preparing hydrochloric acid from sulfuric acid and common salt (see sodium chloride), he found a residue which he claimed to be a cure-all. In fact it was sodium sulfate, a mild laxative which still often called Glauber's salt.
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