Albert Frank (chemist)
Albert Rudolph Frank (born August 25, 1872 in Staßfurt , † March 18, 1965 in New York City ) was a German chemist and entrepreneur .
life and work
Albert Frank is the son of the chemist Adolph Frank and followed in his father's footsteps. He studied chemistry in Munich and Berlin. Afterwards he practically worked for the chemical works H. & E. Albert in Biebrich. In 1898 he was at the Institute of Technology (Berlin) Charlottenburg Dr. phil. PhD .
From 1899 to 1908 he and Herman Freudenberg ran the Cyanidgesellschaft mbH in Berlin. In 1901, both proposed the newly discovered calcium cyanamide as a fertilizer under the name calcium cyanamide .
He had been involved in the administration of Bayerische nitrogen works AG (BStW) Trostberg since it was founded in 1908, after the death of his father he took over management of the company as a member of the board with Nikodem Caro . He held this until 1938. In that year he had to emigrate to the USA due to the National Socialist race laws .
literature
- Walther Killy , Rudolf Vierhaus (ed.): German Biographical Encyclopedia . Volume 3, KG Saur, Munich 1996, ISBN 3-598-23163-6 , page 397.
- Klaus OT Beneke: Central German nitrogen works AG, Piesteritz, district Halle. Kiel 2006, Volume 1 ( online as PDF), page 8 ff.
- K. Zieke: Albert R. Frank on his 80th birthday. In: Chemie, Ingenieur, Technik , 24th year 1952, p. 609 f. doi : 10.1002 / cite.330241103
Web links
- Albert Rudolph Frank, chemist and entrepreneur at geschichte.evonik.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Patent DE 92838 , filed September 19, 1895.
- ^ Albert R. Frank: About purification of acetylene by means of acidic metal salt solutions. In: Angewandte Chemie , 11th year 1898, pp. 1050-1053. doi : 10.1002 / anie.18980114603
- ↑ U.S. Patent 724565 , filed November 28, 1901.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Frank, Albert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Frank, Albert Rudolph (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German chemist and entrepreneur |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 25, 1872 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Staßfurt |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 18, 1965 |
| Place of death | New York City |