Eduard Heinrich von Baumhauer

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Eduard Heinrich von Baumhauer , also: Eduard Hendrik von Baumhauer or Edouard Henri von Baumhauer (born September 18, 1820 in Brussels , † January 18, 1885 in Haarlem ) was a Dutch chemist and naturalist.

Life

He was born as the son of Willem Theodorus von Baumhauer (1785–1849) and his wife Apolonia Joanna (née Croese, 1791–1854) in 1820 in Brussels, which was then part of the southern Netherlands. He studied at the University of Utrecht , where he was in 1843 when Simon Karsten Dr. suffered. hum. and received his doctorate in 1844 with a thesis on the chemical analysis of meteorite rocks under Gerardus Johannes Mulder , who had a significant influence on his scientific career.

Baumhauer's main field of work was chemistry, especially analytical chemistry . He has published a large number of papers in this field. In addition to publications on general scientific topics, he was interested in other scientific topics: diamonds , tapworms , alcoholometry , milk analysis, meteorology and analysis of meteorite rocks .

He was a member of numerous scientific societies. Since 1858 he was a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences (KNAW). In 1877 he was elected a member of the American Philosophical Society . On July 3, 1882, he was accepted as a member ( matriculation number 2348 ) of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina . From 1864 to 1885 he was secretary of the Dutch Society of Sciences .

literature

  • JW Gunning : Levens report by EH von Baumhauer . In: KNAW (ed.): Jaarboek . Amsterdam 1887, p. 1-57 (Dutch).

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Edouard Henri von Baumhauer. Family tree at genealogieonline.nl. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on May 10, 2018 ; Retrieved May 9, 2018 (Dutch). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.genealogieonline.nl
  2. ↑ KNAW Past Members: Edouard Henri von Baumhauer (1820–1885). KNAW, accessed on May 9, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Member History: Eduard H. von Baumhauer. American Philosophical Society, accessed August 10, 2018 .
  4. ↑ Member entry of Eduard Heinrich von Baumhauer at the German Academy of Natural Scientists Leopoldina , accessed on May 9, 2018.

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personal data
SURNAME Baumhauer, Eduard Heinrich von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Baumhauer, Edouard Henri von; Baumhauer, Eduard Hendrik von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch chemist and naturalist
DATE OF BIRTH September 18, 1820
PLACE OF BIRTH Brussels
DATE OF DEATH January 18, 1885
Place of death Haarlem