Early Days
Born in Geneva, Switzerland, his father was an artist and in 1805 moved the family to Russia to find work. Beginning in 1822, Hess studied medicine at the University of Tartu. He qualified as a physician in 1825.
Hess turned to chemistry after a meeting with Jöns Jakob Berzelius, the famous Swedish chemist, and went to Stockholm University to study under him. On his return to Russia, Hess joined an expedition to study the geology of the Urals before setting up a medical practice in Irkutsk.
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