Emil Robert Scheffer
Emil Robert Scheffer (born July 7, 1821 in Stuttgart , † January 22, 1902 in Louisville (Kentucky) ) was a German pharmacist and chemist . He was known as a drug and chemical manufacturer and advisor on chemical-technological issues.
Life
At the age of 14 Scheffer attended the polytechnic school in Stuttgart. In 1840 he learned in Gmelin 'rule Pharmacy in Tübingen the pharmacy . The later professor of chemistry in Heidelberg, Leopold Gmelin , had already spent his apprenticeship years in this pharmacy from 1804. Scheffer then worked as an assistant in this pharmacy and in Konstanz , Zurich , Frankfurt (Main) and Mannheim .
Scheffer studied in Tübingen from 1845 to 1848. In 1847 he passed the state examination in pharmacy in Stuttgart. Due to the 1848 revolution , he emigrated to the United States of America . There he worked in Cincinnati in the pharmacy of C. Schmidt.
In 1850 he took over a pharmacy in Louisville. He led this until 1882. Scheffer developed the first usable pepsin preparations in the USA. In 1866 he was a co-founder of the Louisville College of Pharmacy. Here he was director from 1866 to 1889 and professor from 1871 to 1884. He was also a member of the US Pharmacopeia Commission from 1880 to 1890.
Works
- On the preparation of liquid pepsin In: American Journal of Pharmacy 42 (1870), pp. 97-102.
- Liquid pepsin and saccharated pepsin In: American Journal of Pharmacy 43 (1871), pp. 3-6
- Pepsin, a new practical and reliable method to prepare it; its properties and digestive strength In: American Journal of Pharmacy 44 (1872), pp. 49-61
literature
- Wolfgang-Hagen Hein, Holm-Dietmar Schwarz: German Pharmacist Biography Volume II MZ
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Scheffer, Emil Robert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German pharmacist and chemist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 7, 1821 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stuttgart |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 22, 1902 |
| Place of death | Louisville (Kentucky) |