Adolf Rapp (biochemist)
Adolf Rapp (* 1933 in Spirkelbach in the Palatinate) is a German biochemist and food chemist who has mainly researched the analysis of wine and wine aromas . Until his retirement he headed the department of biochemistry and physiology at the Federal Research Institute for Vine Breeding in Geilweilerhof , today the Geilweilerhof Institute for Vine Breeding .
Rapp studied chemistry from 1954 to 1961 at the University of Mainz . He received his doctorate in 1965 with a thesis on the ingredients of grape must and wines. In 1968 he was appointed head of department at the Federal Research Institute, and in 1976 he became " director and professor ". Since 1976 he has held a teaching position at the University of Karlsruhe , where he was appointed honorary professor in 1985. In 1990 he received an honorary doctorate from Stellenbosch University . Rapp has mainly done research on the analysis of wine, especially on aroma analysis, on the application of NMR spectroscopy for the analysis of ingredients and adulterations, and has presented numerous publications on this.
Publications (selection)
- Weinanalytik , Springer 1985, ISBN 3-540-15887-1 .
- (with Walter G. Jennings ): Sample preparation for gas chromatographic analysis , Hüthig 1983, ISBN 3-7785-0858-X .
- Adolf Rapp: Aromas of Wine . In: Chemistry in Our Time . tape 26 , no. 6 , December 1992, pp. 273 , doi : 10.1002 / ciuz.19920260606 .
- Adolf Rapp, Alfred Markowetz: NMR spectroscopy in wine analysis . In: Chemistry in Our Time . tape 27 , no. 3 , July 1993, p. 149 , doi : 10.1002 / ciuz.19930270307 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Adolf Rapp in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ see data from the Federal Research Institute in the DNB under GND 1002479-7
- ↑ see data of the dissertation in the DNB under DNB 481297103
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rapp, Adolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German biochemist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1933 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Spirkelbach |