Heinrich Wilhelm Ferdinand Wackenroder (8 March 1798 in Burgdorf, Hanover – 4 September 1854 in 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 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemistry |
Career and work edit
In June, 1826 Wackenroder published his doctoral dissertation, “On Anthelminthics in the Vegetable Kingdom,” presented to Göttingen University, which earned him praise, and the Royal Prize.[1]
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 was appointed Professor ordinarius and Director of the Pharmacy Institute, later known as the Chemical-Pharmaceutical Institute. He became especially known for his discovery of carotin and his correspondence with Goethe. In subsequent years he became co-editor of Archiv der Pharmazie.
In 1826 Wackenroder isolated corydalin from Corydalis cava and in 1831 isolated carotin in an ether extract from carrots.[2][3] In 1845 he discovered the Wackenroder solution, a polythionic acid, resulting from the reaction of dilute sulphuric acid with hydrogen sulphide.
Writings edit
- 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 edit
- ^ H. Hellmuth, “Heinrich Wilhelm Ferdinand Wackenroder, 8. März 1798 – 14. September 1854,” Pharmazie, 1980, 34, 321-323
- ^ Ueber das Oleum radicis Dauci aetherum, das Carotin, den Carotenzucker und den officinellen succus Dauci; so wie auch über das Mannit, welches in dem Möhrensafte durch eine besondere Art der Gährung gebildet wird,” Geigers Magazin der Pharmazie, 1831, 33, 144-172
- ^ Google Books Thibaut - Zycha by K. G. Saur Verlag GmbH & Company
Other sources edit
- Carl Oppenheimer (1896), "Wackenroder, Heinrich Wilhelm Ferdinand", Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 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
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