Anton Weddige

Anton Johann Julius Weddige (born May 3, 1843 in Rheine , † November 2, 1932 in Münster ) was a German chemist .

Life

Weddige studied from 1862 to 1868 in Göttingen, Heidelberg, Berlin and Paris. In 1865 he received his doctorate in Heidelberg to become Dr. phil.

In 1868 he became an assistant at the University of Leipzig , first with Otto Linné Erdmann , then from 1869 to 1873 with Hermann Kolbe . In 1874 he completed his habilitation as a private lecturer. In 1878 he finally became an associate professor. Together with Ernst von Meyer (1847–1916) he headed a well-attended private laboratory for a decade and, after Meyer's departure to Dresden, took over the professorship for chemical technology. Weddige retired in 1902 for health reasons. He died in 1932 at the age of 90 at his retirement home near Münster.

Weddige's Leipzig colleague Berthold Rassow characterizes him in his obituary as follows:

“Weddige's chemical work was characterized by great precision. [...] he had the gritty humor of his Low German homeland and had a great understanding of the visual arts. He actively supported many young artists; they and his students adored him with great gratitude. "

Weddige published mainly in the "Journal für Prawn Chemistry". From 1882 he worked on Ladenburg's “Handwortbuch der Chemie”.

Web links

Literature by and about Anton Weddige in the catalog of the German National Library
Overview of Anton Weddige's courses at the University of Leipzig (summer semester 1875 to summer semester 1902)
Anton Weddige in the professorial catalog of the University of Leipzig

Individual evidence

↑ In contrast to most sources, Carl Schaedler's “Biographical-literary concise dictionary of scientifically important chemists” (1891) gives May 10th as the date of birth. See p. 147.
↑ Cf. Berthold Rassow: Anton Weddige † (obituary). In: Angewandte Chemie. Volume 45 (1932), p. 750.
↑ See ibid.

personal data
SURNAME	Weddige, Anton
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Weddige, Anton Johann Julius (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German chemist
DATE OF BIRTH	May 3, 1843
PLACE OF BIRTH	Rheine
DATE OF DEATH	November 2, 1932
Place of death	Muenster

[1] In contrast to most sources, Carl Schaedler's “Biographical-literary concise dictionary of scientifically important chemists” (1891) gives May 10th as the date of birth. See p. 147.

[2] Cf. Berthold Rassow: Anton Weddige † (obituary). In: Angewandte Chemie. Volume 45 (1932), p. 750.

[3] See ibid.