Adolf Spilker
Adolf Spilker (born July 4, 1863 in Vilsen , † January 26, 1954 in Bonn ) was a German chemist and technician.
life and work
Spilker studied chemistry at the Berlin University . After receiving his doctorate, he worked in the scientific laboratory of the Society for Tar Utilization in Erkner from 1889 to 1936 . There the chemistry and technology of coal tar and petroleum were his research fields.
After the First World War , Adolf Spilker founded the "Gesellschaft für Teerstraßenbau mbH Hannover" in 1918 in the young Weimar Republic - together with the road builder Kurt Lüer .
In retirement , Spilker retired to Medinghoven Castle in Duisdorf near Bonn.
Awards
- 1917: Prussian Cross of Merit for War Aid
- 1917: Friedrich-August-Kreuz 2nd class
- 1921: Honorary citizen of the TH Karlsruhe
- 1926: Dr.-Ing. E. h. of the TH Karlsruhe
- 1933: Liebig commemorative coin from the Association of German Chemists
- 1933: Honorary chairman of the Association of German Chemists
- 1936: Honorary member of the German Society for Mineral Oil Research
- 1937: Carl Engler Medal of the German Society for Mineral Oil Research for his services in tar processing
literature
- Manfred Rasch : Spilker, Heinrich Ludwig Adolf. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 24, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-428-11205-0 , p. 698 ( digitized version ).
Web links
- Literature by and about Adolf Spilker in the catalog of the German National Library
References and comments
- ^ Hans Christoph Graf von Seherr-Thoß: Lüer, Kurt , in: Neue Deutsche Biographie (NDB), Vol. 15 (1987), p. 459
- ↑ Note: According to the Hanoverian Biographical Lexicon (compare Dirk Böttcher : LÜER, (1) Kurt , in: Hannoversches Biographisches Lexiko] , p. 239; online via Google books ) the "Society for Tar Road Construction " was founded in Essen
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Spilker, Adolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German chemist and technician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th July 1863 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vilsen |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 26, 1954 |
| Place of death | Bonn |