Alois Wehrle
Alois Peter Wehrle (born July 3, 1791 in Kremsier , † December 13, 1835 in Schemnitz ) was a chemist in the field of metallurgy and university professor .
Life
In Vienna he completed an apprenticeship as a pharmacist . There he published his dissertation in 1819 . In the same year he became an assistant at the Polytechnic Institute Vienna , where he rose to associate professor . In 1820 he was offered a position at the Bergakademie Schemnitz . There he was a full professor of chemistry, metallurgy and mineralogy . He kept this position until his death in 1835. Wehrle was awarded the title of kk mountain council for his achievements .
The Wehrlit rock is named after him.
Works (selection)
- Dissertatio inauguralis “Chemica sistens historiam acidi muriatici” . Dissertation, 1819. A history of hydrochloric acid etc. (1819)
- On the use of naphtha in mines (in the yearbook of the Polytechnic Institute in Vienna, Volume V, 1824)
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Wehrle, Alois . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 53rd part. Imperial and Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1886, p. 247 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Wilhelm von Gümbel : Wehrle, Alois . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 41, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1896, p. 788 f.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Osobnosti Banskej Štiavnice (Slovak)
- ↑ According to others also November 26th
- ^ Department of Mineralogy and Petrography on the University of Miskolc website ; accessed on January 13, 2013
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wehrle, Alois |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wehrle, Alois Peter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Chemist in the Austrian Empire |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 3, 1791 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kremsier |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 26, 1835 or December 13, 1835 |
| Place of death | Schemnitz |