Ernst Carl Theodor Zincke (19 May 1843 – 17 March 1928) was a German chemist and the academic adviser of Otto Hahn.

Ernst Zincke
Theodor Zincke (1900)
Born
Ernst Carl Theodor Zincke

(1843-05-19)19 May 1843
Died17 March 1928(1928-03-17) (aged 84)
NationalityGerman
Alma materUniversity of Göttingen
Known forZincke aldehyde
Zincke nitration
Zincke reaction
Zincke–Suhl reaction
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Bonn
University of Marburg
Doctoral advisorFriedrich Wöhler
August Kekulé
Doctoral studentsOtto Hahn
Karl Theophil Fries
Alfred Walter Stewart

Life

edit

Theodor Zincke was born in Uelzen on 19 May 1843. He became a pharmacist and graduated in Göttingen with his Staatsexamen. He began studying chemistry with Friedrich Wöhler and received his Ph.D in 1869. He joined the group of August Kekulé at the University of Bonn, and in 1875 became professor at the University of Marburg where he remained until his retirement in 1913. He developed Zincke reaction, Zincke–Suhl reaction in 1906 (together with R. Suhl) and in 1900 Zincke nitration. Theodor Zincke died on 17 March 1928 in Marburg.

References

edit
  • Otto Hahn (1928). "Theodor Zincke". Berichte der Deutschen Chemischen Gesellschaft. 61 (5): A68–A71. doi:10.1002/cber.19280610546.
  • Karl Theophil Fries (1929). "Theodor Zincke (1843-1928)". Berichte der Deutschen Chemischen Gesellschaft. 62 (3): A68–A71. doi:10.1002/cber.19290620347.