Johannes Wilhelm "Hans" Goldschmidt (18 January 1861 – 21 May 1923) was a German chemist notable as the discoverer of the Thermite reaction.

[1] The reaction, also called the Goldschmidt process, is used for thermite welding, often used to join railway tracks.

His grave is preserved in the Protestant Friedhof I der Jerusalems- und Neuen Kirchengemeinde (Cemetery No.

[2][3] He is principally noted as the co-inventor of sodium amalgam and the initial patent holder of the thermite reaction.

His grave is preserved in the Protestant Friedhof I der Jerusalems- und Neuen Kirchengemeinde (Cemetery No.