André Samuel Dreiding
André Samuel Dreiding (born June 22, 1919 in Zurich ; † December 24, 2013 in Herrliberg ) was a Swiss chemist .
Dreiding received his doctorate in 1947 from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor with Werner Emmanuel Bachmann . From 1969 to 1987 he was Professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of Zurich . His field of work was natural product chemistry . He made significant contributions to the structure elucidation and synthesis of betalain dyes.
In the 20th century, the Dreiding stereo models (molecular models) were widespread and were used in research and teaching to illustrate stereochemical analyzes or considerations of reaction mechanics.
Web links
- Portrait on the website of the University of Zurich (English)
- Jack D. Dunitz : Dreiding, André S .. In: Historisches Lexikon der Schweiz .
Individual evidence
- ^ Obituary from the University of Zurich, Neue Zürcher Zeitung of December 28, 2013, p. 18.
- ↑ Biographical data, publications and academic family tree of André S. Dreiding at academictree.org, accessed on January 30, 2018.
- ^ Albert Gossauer: Structure and reactivity of biomolecules , Verlag Helvetica Chimica Acta, Zurich, 2006, p. 34, ISBN 978-3-906390-29-1 .
- ↑ Otto-Albrecht Neumüller (Ed.): Römpps Chemie-Lexikon. Volume 2: Cm-G. 8th revised and expanded edition. Franckh'sche Verlagshandlung, Stuttgart 1981, ISBN 3-440-04512-9 , pp. 1010-1011.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dreiding, André Samuel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss chemist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 22, 1919 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zurich |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 24, 2013 |
| Place of death | Herrliberg |