Heinrich Wilhelm Ferdinand Wackenroder
Heinrich Wilhelm Ferdinand Wackenroder (8 March 1798 Burgdorf, Hanover – 4 September 1854 Jena) was a German chemist.
Heinrich Wilhelm Ferdinand Wackenroder | |
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| Born | 8 March 1798 |
| Died | 4 September 1854 (aged 56) |
| Nationality | German |
| Known for | Wackenroder solution |
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| Fields | Chemistry |
In 1827 he obtained his doctorate from the University of Erlangen, becoming an associate professor the following year at the University of Jena, where he worked with Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner (1780-1849). In 1836 he became a full professor of pharmaceuticals. For a period of time he was inspector of pharmacies in the Grand Duchy of Saxony.
In 1826 Wackenroder isolated corydalin from Corydalis cava and in 1831 isolated carotin from carrots.[1] In 1845 he discovered the Wackenroder solution, a polythionic acid.
Writings
- Chemische Tabellen zur Analyse der unorganischen Körper (1829)
- Synoptische Tabellen über die chemischen Verbindungen erster Ordnung (1830)
- Ausführliche Charakteristik der wichtigsten Stickstoffreihen organischer Säuren (1841)
- Chemische Klassifikation der einfachen und zusammengesetzten Körper und die wichtigsten Verbindungen derselben (1851)
References
- Carl Oppenheimer (1896), "Wackenroder, Heinrich Wilhelm Ferdinand", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB) (in German), 40, Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 443–444
- Wolfram Wendler: Der akademische Unterricht in der Pharmazie um die Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts : dargestellt an der Mitschrift einer Vorlesung Heinrich Wilhelm Ferdinand Wackenroders aus dem Jahre 1845. Diss. Marburg 2004
- Google Books Thibaut - Zycha by K. G. Saur Verlag GmbH & Company
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