Alfred Genthe
Alfred Genthe (* 1882 in Leipzig ; † February 25, 1943 ) was a German industrial chemist and entrepreneur (glass works).
Genthe studied chemistry in Leipzig and Berlin and received his doctorate in 1906 under Wilhelm Ostwald in Leipzig (contributions to knowledge of the linseed oil drying process). He was an assistant and was registered in the university's personnel directory from 1901 to 1906. After his time at Ostwald, he worked for C. Heyl in Worms, which produced leather.
Most recently, he was head of the Dr. Genthe and Co. in Goslar , which he founded in 1926 with his brother-in-law Gerhard Weule. She manufactured glass for signal and lighting optics. Optics for beacons were manufactured in the company of the von Gerhard Weule family, which had existed in Goslar since 1895. The production of large raw glass bodies in the company Dr. Genthe and Co. (for example for beacons and other large optics) made Germany independent from abroad. After the war, the company manufactured, among other things, car glass and went bankrupt in 2009.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Life data in obituary in Glastechnischeberichte, 21st year, 1943, p. 84
- ^ Karl Hansel, assistant at the physical-chemical institute of the University of Leipzig 1897–1906, communications from the Wilhelm Ostwald Society 1998, No. 4
- ^ Genthe Glas , Goslar Stories
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Genthe, Alfred |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German chemist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1882 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leipzig |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 25, 1943 |