Christoph Heinrich Hirzel
Christoph Heinrich Hirzel (also Heinrich Hirzel; born March 22, 1828 in Zurich ; † November 15, 1908 in Leipzig ) was a book author , inventor , university professor and entrepreneur.
Life
After studying chemistry in Zurich from 1845 to 1849, he was an assistant at the chemical laboratory of the University of Leipzig , where he obtained his doctorate in 1851. phil. and completed his habilitation in the field of pharmaceutical chemistry at the University of Leipzig in 1852. As a result of his continued work there, he became an associate professor from 1865 to 1891 and in 1867 took on the Saxon citizenship.
At the same time he was co-editor of the Zeitschrift für Pharmacie between 1850 and 1860 and of the Yearbook of Inventions and Advances from 1865 to 1874 . He also wrote popular science articles for the popular family magazine Gartenlaube and the Leipziger Illustrierte Zeitung, as well as the series Books of Nature edited by Emil Adolf Roßßäßler .
His membership as a corresponding member of the Würzburg Polytechnic Association , the Natural Research Society in Leipzig , the Natural Science Association Halle and his work as secretary of the Polytechnic Society as well as his function as a member of the board of the German Pharmacists' Association are evidence of his diverse interests.
Heinrich Hirzel was married to Wella Selma Therese Helbing.
Entrepreneur
Since 1882 at the latest, as an entrepreneur, he has been selling a multi-patented oil gas system, "Smokeless burning argand burner for all types of coal gas" , with the reference in advertisements and advertisements . A supplementary patent under RPNo. 20086 to the patent RPNo. 12240 of July 4, 1880 under the classification "Gas Preparation and Enlightenment" was granted to him on May 12, 1882.
Patents
Hirzel received the supplementary patent with the RPNo for the "smokeless argand burner for all types of luminous gas". 20086 in May 1882 to the patent RPNr. 12240 of July 4, 1880 under the classification "Gas Preparation and Enlightenment".
Publications
- The Guide to Inorganic Chemistry: with special reference to its relations to pharmacy, medicine and toxicology . Leipzig 1852.
- The house lexicon 6 vols., Leipzig 1858–1862
- Catechism of Chemistry . 3rd edition, Leipzig 1873
- The toilet chemistry . 3rd edition, Leipzig 1874
student
- 1883: Hermann Kunz-Krause , pharmacist and professor of chemistry at the University of Veterinary Medicine
Web links
- Christoph Heinrich Hirzel in the professorial catalog of the University of Leipzig
- Overview of the courses held by Christoph Heinrich Hirzel at the University of Leipzig (summer semester 1852 to summer semester 1889)
- Pump and wind motor factory Fried. Filler , Centralblatt der Bauverwaltung , March 18, 1882, p. 8
- In: Centralblatt der Bauverwaltung ( ISSN 0372-8021 ), 1st year 1881, No. 5 (from April 30, 1881) ( online ), pp. 38–43.
- Advertisement on page 8
Individual evidence
- ^ Andreas W. Daum: Science popularization in the 19th century. Civil culture, scientific education and the German public, 1848–1914 . Oldenbourg, Munich 2002, ISBN 978-3-486-56551-5 , pp. 425, 493 .
- ^ Heinrich Hirzel, Plagwitz-Leipzig , Anzeiger zum Centralblatt der Bauverwaltung , March 25, 1882, p. 8, accessed on January 23, 2013
- ↑ University professor and reference to the patent specification , accessed on January 23, 2013
- ^ Pharmaceutical newspaper online , accessed January 24, 2013
- ^ Pharmaceutical newspaper 81st, 1936
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hirzel, Christoph Heinrich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hirzel, Heinrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Book author, inventor, university professor and entrepreneur |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 22, 1828 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zurich |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 15, 1908 |
| Place of death | Leipzig |